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141 " There are no secrets to success: don’t waste time looking for them. Success is the result of perfection, hard work, learning from failure, loyalty to those for whom you work, and persistence. "
142 " I don't know where this pressure came from. I can't blame my parents because it has always felt internal. Like any other parent, my mother celebrated the A grades and the less-than-A grades she felt there was no need to tell anybody about. But not acknowledging the effort that ended in a less than perfect result impacted me as a child. If I didn't win, then we wouldn't tell anyone that I had even competed to save us the embarrassment of acknowledging that someone else was better. Keeping the secret made me think that losing was something to be ashamed of, and that unless I was sure I was going to be the champion there was no point in trying. And there was certainly no point to just having fun. "
― Portia de Rossi , Unbearable Lightness: A Story of Loss and Gain
143 " Success isn't a result of spontaneous combustion. You must set yourself on fire. "
144 " But in the military you don't get trusted positions just because of your ability. You also have to attract the notice of superior officers. You have to be liked. You have to fit in with the system. You have to look like what the officers above you think that officers should look like. You have to think in ways that they are comfortable with.The result was that you ended up with a command structure that was top-heavy with guys who looked good in uniform and talked right and did well enough not to embarrass themselves, while the really good ones quietly did all the serious work and bailed out their superiors and got blamed for errors they had advised against until they eventually got out.That was the military. "
― Orson Scott Card , Ender's Shadow (The Shadow Series, #1)
145 " Too often, people get stuck in a state of over-thinking, the result is that they never reach a decision. "
― Steve Backley , The Champion in all of Us: 12 Rules for Success
146 " As you fight any war, sometimes the result may be defeat. Learn to be heroic even in your defeats. "
― Bangambiki Habyarimana , Book of Wisdom
147 " If you want to achieve anything you must first see the result in your own mind before it will become a reality. "
148 " Success is the result of your struggling "
149 " The visible success you achieve is the result of what you have done inside you "
150 " Success is mainly the result of hard work. "
― Eraldo Banovac
151 " Have you ever made a commitment for which you felt conviction or passion at the time in which it was made, yet as time went by, you lost interest, lost passion, got distracted, or found something else which would result in a greater reward? If your commitments have wavered, recommit yourself to fulfill your promises and do the right thing. "
― Susan C. Young
152 " In academics, an excellent result without personal effort is a copied work "
153 " When the standard of success becomes merely acting—when any result is regarded as progress and important, when inspiration is seen as a reward rather than a prerequisite—we propel ourselves ahead. We feel free to fail, and that failure moves us forward. "
154 " Align your activity with your vision. Being consistent and intentional with your daily activities will result in sustainable success. "
― Farshad Asl , The "No Excuses" Mindset: A Life of Purpose, Passion, and Clarity
155 " Most learning is not the result of instruction. It is rather the result of unhampered participation in a meaningful setting. Most people learn best by being " with it," yet school makes them identify their personal, cognitive growth with elaborate planning and manipulation. "
156 " Common sense is in spite of, not the result of, education. "
― Victor Hugo