My father never was and isn't a mean man. You know, he never was ruthless. And he succeeded in life without sticking it to anybody. And that's a great example for a man, a strong man, a man's man, to give to his children. You can succeed, you can be successful, without walking over somebody.

Of all the numerous forms that governments have taken over the centuries, of all the concepts and institutions that have been tried, none has succeeded in keeping the State in check. The problem of the State is evidently as far from solution as ever.

Technological society has succeeded in multiplying the opportunities for pleasure, but it has great difficulty in generating joy.

I have succeeded at times and failed at others, but I am here to do good cinema.

But no one has yet succeeded in reducing the size or scope of the federal government.

It seems as if an age of genius must be succeeded by an age of endeavour; riot and extravagance by cleanliness and hard work.

During my career several people have tried to push me out the door... Nobody has succeeded yet.

The age of chivalry is past. Bores have succeeded to dragons.

The men who have succeeded are men who have chosen one line and stuck to it.

Being a leader gives you charisma. If you look and study the leaders who have succeeded, that's where charisma comes from, from the leading.

One of the things I say to people is: Imagine if we succeeded.

Everyone who has succeeded in correcting their wrong should have the right to work.

I look up to so many powerful women who succeeded before me and I'm here doing my thing to inspire women who will come after me.

We have almost succeeded in leveling all human activities to the common denominator of securing the necessities of life and providing for their abundance.

For every reason it's not possible, there are hundreds of people who have faced the same circumstances and succeeded.

France has always succeeded because it is part of the world.

I've failed way more than I've succeeded.

An expert is someone who has succeeded in making decisions and judgements simpler through knowing what to pay attention to and what to ignore.

Extreme positions are not succeeded by moderate ones, but by contrary extreme positions.

No great achiever - even those who made it seem easy - ever succeeded without hard work.