Congratulations famous quotes
03-15-2025
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There's clearly something to be said for success and following through on your commitments.
-- Frank Carlucci -
I don't understand why people whose entire lives or their corporate success depends on communication, and yet they are led on occasion by CEOs who cannot talk their way out of a paper bag and don't care to.
-- Frank Luntz -
An actor's popularity is fleeting. His success has the life expectancy of a small boy who is about to look into a gas tank with a lighted match.
-- Fred Allen -
Success has always been a great liar.
-- Friedrich Nietzsche -
That little boy is driving well and he's putting well. He's doing everything it takes to win. So, you know what you guys do when he gets in here? You pat him on the back and say congratulations and enjoy it and tell him not serve fried chicken next year. Got it?" ... "or collard greens or whatever the hell they serve."
-- Fuzzy Zoeller -
Congratulations to Thierry Henry on a truly wonderful career. One of the great footballers of our time and a top bloke. Bonne chance.
-- Gary Lineker -
So I try not to have any actual expectations for myself for any level of success or failure.
-- Gavin DeGraw -
I always wrote about things that were important to me. I think our past success showed that it was also important for a lot of others.
-- Gavin Rossdale -
I was shocked when they told me congratulations, you won, that's the good news. Then the bad news is that you have six battles next week. That was a bit of a shocker. I was exhausted. And I had Chopped shooting that same week. I didn't have a sous chef lined up; I thought that was bad karma to try to think ahead. So I scrambled. I scrambled the jets, took off and we bombed our target. I think it's gone well.
-- Geoffrey Zakarian -
Larry Carlton is an incredibly versatile guitarist who has been a major force for guitar for many years. He is easily recognizable - all you have to do is hear him once and from that point on you'll be a fan, just like me. It gives me great pleasure to extend congratulations to Larry on his 2011 George Benson Lifetime Achievement Award. Congratulations !
-- George Benson -
The secret to success is to offend the greatest number of people.
-- George Bernard Shaw -
Success covers a multitude of blunders.
-- George Bernard Shaw -
The best augury of a man's success in his profession is that he thinks it the finest in the world.
-- George Eliot -
To freely bloom - that is my definition of success.
-- Gerry Spence -
My success and my misfortunes, the bright and the dark days I have gone through, everything has proved to me that in this world, either physical or moral, good comes out of evil just as well as evil comes out of good.
-- Giacomo Casanova -
Success is more dangerous than failure, the ripples break over a wider coastline.
-- Graham Greene -
The most glorious moments in your life are not the so-called days of success, but rather those days when out of dejection and despair you feel rise in you a challenge to life, and the promise of future accomplishments.
-- Gustave Flaubert -
Success is a consequence and must not be a goal.
-- Gustave Flaubert -
We're constantly striving for success, fame and comfort when all we really need to be happy is someone or some thing to be enthusiastic about.
-- H. Jackson Brown, Jr. -
What is so remarkable about the success of affirmative action is that it has been accomplished despite the Justice Department and the policies of the federal government.
-- Harold Washington -
Picture yourself vividly as winning, and that alone will contribute immeasurably to success.
-- Harry Emerson Fosdick -
The secret of my success is a two word answer: Know people.
-- Harvey S. Firestone -
In history as in life it is success that counts. Start a political upheaval and let yourself be caught, and you will hang as a traitor. But place yourself at the head of a rebellion and gain your point, and all future generations will worship you as the Father of their Country.
-- Hendrik Willem van Loon -
Everything you need for better future and success has already been written. And guess what? All you have to do is go to the library.
-- Henri Frederic Amiel -
Each success only buys an admission ticket to a more difficult problem.
-- Henry A. Kissinger -
We must walk consciously only part way toward our goal, and then leap in the dark to our success.
-- Henry David Thoreau -
Rock became an incredible commercial success, people just became bored with serious music, and it was forgotten.
-- Henry Flynt -
The talent of success is nothing more than doing what you can do well, and doing well whatever you do without thought of fame. If it comes at all it will come because it is deserved, not because it is sought after.
-- Henry Wadsworth Longfellow -
However things may seem, no evil thing is success and no good thing is failure.
-- Henry Wadsworth Longfellow -
It is not the going out of port, but the coming in, that determines the success of a voyage.
-- Henry Ward Beecher -
American history contains much matter for pride and congratulation, and much matter for regret and humiliation.
-- Herbert Croly -
Therefore, if one were to consider that there was virtually no possibility of success through the US-Japan negotiations, the military and economic pressures would only force Japan into further crisis if time were allowed to pass in vain.
-- Hideki Tojo -
Don't worry about people stealing your ideas. If your ideas are any good, you'll have to ram them down people's throats.
-- Howard Aiken -
The news of the discovery spread fast all over the country, and inquisitive enquiries mingled with congratulations from this moment became the daily programme.
-- Howard Carter -
When I went into Bobby's World, I had no idea it would be a success. I had been doing the Bobby voice as part of my nightclub adult act for years.
-- Howie Mandel -
I know it's late, but could you find a book for me? It's called The Slavs: Study of Pagan Tradition by Osvintsev." Barabas sighed dramatically. "Kate, you make me despair. Let's try that again from the top, except this time pretend you are an alpha." "I don't need a lecture. I just need the book." "Much better. Little more growl in the voice?" "Barabas!" "And we're there. Congratulations!
-- Ilona Andrews -
Congratulations," he said, his voice dry. "You finally managed to find a woman as tragically noble as yourself. I didn't think one existed." "I'm not tragic." Kaldar held up his hand. "Spare me. Some children are born wearing a silk shirt; you were born wrapped in melancholy. When they slapped you to make you cry, you just sighed heavily and a single tear rolled from your eye." He dragged his finger from the corner of his left eye to his cheek. " Your first words were probably 'woe is me.'" "My first words were 'Kaldar, shut up!' because you talked too much. Still do.
-- Ilona Andrews -
The toughest thing about success is that you've got to keep on being a success. Talent is only a starting point in this business. You've got to keep on working that talent. Someday I'll reach for it and it won't be there.
-- Irving Berlin -
Congratulations on the new library, because it isn't just a library. It is a space ship that will take you to the farthest reaches of the Universe, a time machine that will take you to the far past and the far future, a teacher that knows more than any human being, a friend that will amuse you and console you-and most of all, a gateway, to a better and happier and more useful life.
-- Isaac Asimov -
The more intense the nature of a man, the more readily will he find meditation, and the more successfully will he practice it.
-- James Allen -
Congratulations to Mexico. They upset Brazil to win a gold medal in men's soccer. And after the Olympics ended, the Mexican soccer team, of course, returned home to their houses here in Los Angeles.
-- Jay Leno -
Congratulations to the Italian people for winning the World Cup. ... They won after France's best player got ejected for head butting. That's the closest anyone in a French uniform has come to combat in 60 years
-- Jay Leno -
Congratulation s to Rahm Emanuel on being elected mayor of Chicago. His first order of business after taking office will be to actually move to Chicago.
-- Jay Leno -
The reward of art is not fame or success but intoxication: that is why so many bad artists are unable to give it up.
-- Jean Cocteau -
Congratulations. You have met your conscience. In my experience, the world is divided between those who have one and those who don't. And the ones with one are divided into those who will act on their conscience and those who won't. Those who will are, I'm afraid, the smallest category. They will *jeito*. It's Brazilian Portuguese. It means to find a way to get something done, no matter what the obstacles.
-- Jean Ferris -
The fame of heroes owes little to the extent of their conquests and all to the success of the tributes paid to them.
-- Jean Genet -
....called to give you the good news. I asked our daughter to marry me and she accepted. Congratulations, I will officially your son-in-law. Now, do you want me to call you zmum straightaway, or wait until after the wedding?" I lew through the ir in a dive tht finally tackled him, wrenching the phone away. Bones was laughing so hard he had to breathe to get it all out. "Mom? Are you there? Mom.....?" "You might want to give her a moment, Kitten. I believe she fainted.
-- Jeaniene Frost -
If anyone's under a spell, Justina, it's me. Your daughter put one on me five years ago, and I haven't broken free of it yet. Oh, and you'll be delighted to know, we've decided to resume our relationship. Don't bother with congratulations—trust me, your expression is congratulations enough.
-- Jeaniene Frost -
Success is like a liberation or the first phrase of a love story.
-- Jeanne Moreau -
I don't think success is harmful, as so many people say. Rather, I believe it indispensable to talent, if for nothing else than to increase the talent.
-- Jeanne Moreau -
Congratulation s to my friends and all the team of famous the Dance of the Vampires! As the Chagal of the German production, I'm so proud of you. The performance of Le Bal des Vampires - Le Musical was amazing and well done. Also bravo to director Roman Polański. A huge success of the most successful and powerful director in the world. Great to be in the family of Chagal's of #‎ TdV 's!
-- Jerzy Jeszke -
You cannot learn anything from success, you only learn from failure.
-- Jim Dale -
Success and money can really be quite blinding.
-- Jim Harrison -
Success is steady progress toward one's personal goals.
-- Jim Rohn -
My brother and I had a real love-hate relationship with my success. There was some bitterness there that I didn't understand until recently, but I told him that if I ever did a record I wanted him to play on it.
-- Jimmy Chamberlin -
What’s the difference? Fill a hundred pits with dead Northmen, congratulations, have a parade! Kill one man in the same uniform as you? A crime. A murder. Worse than despicable. Are we not all men? All blood and bone and dreams?
-- Joe Abercrombie -
Fact is we went on to do other things. But we still wanted to do our success like rock'n'roll stars.
-- Joe Eszterhas -
Success without honor is an unseasoned dish; it will satisfy your hunger, but it won't taste good.
-- Joe Paterno -
Rockefeller once explained the secret of success. 'Get up early, work late - and strike oil.'
-- Joey Adams -
The Clean Michigan Initiative has been and continues to be a success.
-- John Engler -
New York is at once cosmopolitan and parochial, a compendium of sentimental certainties. It is in fact the most sentimental of the world's great cities - in its self-congratulation a kind of San Francisco of the East.
-- John Gregory Dunne -
Congratulations, Congress! 77% disapproval rating! You may be about to become the English language's most offensive C-word.
-- John Oliver -
My success is not due to any personal superiority over other people.
-- John Philip Sousa -
Our GDP growth rates are creating - our high GDP growth rates, the success of our economy means we're creating lots of disposable income.
-- John W. Snow -
Telecom is a dramatic success in India and our view is, respecting the political process, and respecting the fact that these are sovereign decisions, is that, approaching India as a friend.
-- John W. Snow -
Congratulations on turning 60 Now you can wear what you like No one cares, and more particularly You're fine telling 'em 'Take a hike'
-- John Walter Bratton -
Congratulations on your well deserved retirement, Wishing you every happiness in the years ahead. No lying about your age, more lying around the house After lying much longer in bed
-- John Walter Bratton -
Congratulations! If I may be so bold Only 40 years to go Before you're a century old Just saying
-- John Walter Bratton -
My success just evolved from working hard at the business at hand each day.
-- Johnny Carson -
But I am very grateful for my success, and with success, of course, comes a whole lot of celebrity.
-- Johnny Mathis -
Please receive in the name of the Spanish government and the people of Spain our warmest congratulations for your election as Supreme Pontiff of the Catholic Church and my best wishes for the Papacy which you begin today. [to Pope Benedict XVI]
-- Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero -
We do not realise that we are children of eternity. If we did, then success would be no success, and failure would be no failure to us.
-- Joseph Barber Lightfoot -
The road to success leads through the valley of humility, and the path is up the ladder of patience and across the wide barren plains of perseverance. As yet, no short cut has ever been discovered.
-- Joseph F. Lamb -
Not living in L.A. gives me a different perspective. I'm not so caught up in the daily process of self-congratulations that's out there.
-- Josh Hartnett -
My Brat Pack buddies and I didn't exactly handle celebrity very well. Success at an early age is far more difficult to handle than failure.
-- Judd Nelson -
My life, my career has been like a roller coaster. I've either been an enormous success or just a down-and-out failure.
-- Judy Garland -
Failure is not our only punishment for laziness; there is also the success of others.
-- Jules Renard -
Loving humanity means as much, and as little, as loving raindrops, or loving the Milky Way. You say that you love humanity? Are you sure you aren’t treating yourself to easy self-congratulation, seeking approval, making certain you’re on the right side?
-- Julian Barnes -
Success is like a high-rise building I'm on the first floor. There are a lot of people in the basement or the parking lot but I was lucky enough to have made it to the first floor and I'm looking to make it to the penthouse.
-- Justin Guarini -
People think your success is just a matter of having a pretty face. But it's easy to be chewed up and spat out. You've got to stay ahead of the game to be able to stay in it.
-- Kate Moss -
Congratulations offer more potential than cash. The amount of available cash is limited, but managers have an unlimited supply of congratulations. It's important to pay people fairly, but managers also should heap on congratulations and feed people's souls.
-- Ken Blanchard -
Surprisingly enough, I haven't had a letter from Amateur Boxing Scotland bosses offering their congratulations for my Melbourne medal win.
-- Kenny Anderson -
You know, the bigger you get and the more success you have, the more people you can fill your house with to tell you how great you are. You can do that.
-- Lara Flynn Boyle -
It wasn't a kiss, human, so don't get excited." She sputtered in outrage. "I don't know what putting your lips on someone else's mouth means for your people - whatever they are - but humans call that a kiss." "Congratulations, then. You made out with a hellhound.
-- Larissa Ione -
I think you can have moderate success by copying something else, but if you really want to knock it out of the park, you have to do something different and take chances.
-- Lee Ann Womack -
You know, you want everything you do, obviously, to be a success critically and commercially. But what you find out as you go along is that everything won't.
-- Lee Ann Womack -
My dad said: 'It looks like you'll be world No.1 in a few hours and I wanted to be the first to say congratulations.
-- Lee Westwood -
As commander I was responsible for the overall success of the mission, and so I had to know at least a little bit about everything.
-- Leroy Chiao -
Congratulations to the Auburn team and coach Malzahn. The piece for us was that we took some first and ten's and could not get a third down conversion. We kept putting the defense on the field. We tackled, we played hard, but offensively we did not execute. We are a work in progress. Certainly a group of men that are committed to fixing things. But frankly we did not get it done today.
-- Les Miles -
Sometimes I worry about being a success in a mediocre world.
-- Lily Tomlin -
The road to success is always under construction.
-- Lily Tomlin -
You can take Elvis. You can take Marilyn Monroe. Success and fame will not be the answer if something inside of you is bothering you, if things in your mind aren't going right.
-- Linda Evans -
Success made me self-sufficient, but it also took away my anonymity. I'm just this quiet nobody, and all of a sudden people are nervous around me. That was kind of weird.
-- Lisa Bonet -
The real power behind whatever success I have now was something I found within myself - something that's in all of us, I think, a little piece of God just waiting to be discovered.
-- Livy -
If you come into success too soon, you'll burn out and be finished before you know it. If you let the maturation process happen naturally, you'll be happier with yourself in the end.
-- Lucinda Williams -
Never miss an opportunity to say a word of congratulation upon anyone's achievement.
-- Lyndon B. Johnson -
Personality is the most important thing to an actress's success.
-- Mae West -
I do not believe there is any royal road to success as an athlete any more than there is to others in everyday life.
-- Major Taylor -
Success is meaningless if you can't sleep at night because of harsh things said, petty secrets sharpened against hard and stony regret, just waiting to be plunged into the soft underbelly of a 'friendship.'
-- Margaret Cho -
I must admit that I personally measure success in terms of the contributions an individual makes to her or his fellow human beings.
-- Margaret Mead
