The test of success is not what you do when you are on top. Success is how high you bounce when you hit bottom.Quote by George S. Patton about succes, tests
You need to overcome the tug of people against you as you reach for high goals.Quote by George S. Patton about people, purpose, need
The most important element of a free society, where individual rights are held in the highest esteem, is the rejection of the initiation of violence.Quote by Ron Paul about society, violence
Am I afraid of high notes, of course I am afraid. What sane man is not.Quote by Luciano Pavarotti about man
In opera, as with any performing art, to be in great demand and to command high fees you must be good of course, but you must also be famous. The two are different things.Quote by Luciano Pavarotti about art, magic, things, good, good luck
It is clear to all that the animal organism is a highly complex system consisting of an almost infinite series of parts connected both with one another and, as a total complex, with the surrounding world, with which it is in a state of equilibrium.Quote by Ivan Pavlov about infinite, state, world
In all highly civilised communities Pretence is prominent, and sooner or later invades the regions of Literature.Quote by James Payn about literature
Some Critics on the Hearth are not only good-natured, but have rather too high, or, if that is impossible, let us say too pronounced, an opinion of the abilities of their literary friends.Quote by James Payn about ability, literary critic, opinion, impossible, good, good luck
There are actually quite high profile British TV star cameos in it that you probably wouldn't even notice, that the British wouldn't even notice, let alone the American audience.Quote by Simon Pegg about celebrity, americans
I'd been familiar with comics, and I'd collected 'em when I was a kid, but after I got into junior high school, there wasn't much I was interested in.Quote by Harvey Pekar about opinion, school
But at school, I wasn't athletic, and if you're not athlete in high school, it's kind of hard to find your place, so play practice seemed perfect, especially if you were as uncoordinated as I was.Quote by Piper Perabo about education, school, perfection
I was bookish and dorky in high school, so the best part of this movie was getting to be on the other side.Quote by Piper Perabo about education, school
It's like a blind turn on a highway you can't see what's coming, so you don't really know how to prepare.Quote by Piper Perabo about blind
These were big ones, those companies would then go in and build an electrical system or ports or highways, and these would basically serve just a few of the very wealthiest families in those countries.Quote by John Perkins about companies, country
Ambition is so powerful a passion in the human breast, that however high we reach we are never satisfied.Quote by Niccolo Machiavelli about ambition, human imperfections
Our high respect for a well read person is praise enough for literature.Quote by Thomas Stearns Eliot about opinion, praise, literature, respect, people
Always dream and shoot higher than you know you can do. Don't bother just to be better than your contemporaries or predecessors. Try to be better than yourself.Quote by William Faulkner about ambition, dream