Quotes about Success

Stick with the Dips that are likely to pan out, and quit the Cul-de-Sacs to focus your resources. That's it.

If you never fail, either you're really lucky or you haven't shipped anything.

The Cul-de-Sac and the Cliff Are the Curves That Lead to Failure If you find yourself facing either of these two curves, you need to quit. Not soon, but right now. The biggest obstacle to success in life, as far as I can tell, is our inability to quit these curves soon enough.

The reason Steve Herrell's shop did so well is that it was famous for having a line! People brought folks from out of town to have the experience.

There are two ways to grow: by stealing from the competition or by growing the market. The first path is slow and painful and difficult. The second path is where the magic of fast growth kicks in.

real success goes to those who obsess. The focus that leads you through the Dip to the other side is rewarded by a marketplace in search of the best in the world. A woodpecker can tap twenty times on a thousand trees and get nowhere, but stay busy. Or he can tap twenty-thousand times on one tree and get dinner.

The essential thing to know about the Dip is that it's there. Knowing that you're facing a Dip is the first step in getting through it.

You can't really decide to paint a masterpiece. You just have to think hard, work hard, and try to make a painting that you care about. Then, if you're lucky, your work will find an audience for whom it's meaningful.

When you're the best in the world, you share the benefits (the income, the attention, the privileges, the respect) with just a handful of people or organizations or brands.

A woodpecker can tap twenty times on a thousand trees and get nowhere, but stay busy. Or he can tap twenty-thousand times on one tree and get dinner. Before

Alas, there isn't a pain-free way to achieve your goals.

The act of trying to guarantee the success of an innovation is almost certain to make it less likely that it will succeed.