Mickey Rooney

I thought I’d be a success even back in the mailroom at William Morris. It was just inconceivable to me I couldn’t win it all.

There are two types of people who will tell you that you cannot make a difference in this world: those who are afraid to try and those who are afraid you will succeed.

You’ve achieved success in your field when you don’t know whether what you’re doing is work or play.

Eighty percent of success is showing up.

The men who try to do something and fail are infinitely better than those who do nothing and succeed.

Keys to success: Research your ideas, plan for success, expect success, and just do it.

It’s a great thing when you can show that you’ve been successful and that you’ve made a lot of money and that you’ve employed a lot of people.

I must be taken as I have been made. The success is not mine, the failure is not mine, but the two together make me.

Success does not consist in never making mistakes but in never making the same one a second time.

There are only two rules for being successful. One, figure out exactly what you want to do, and two, do it.

A successful person finds the right place for himself. But a successful leader finds the right place for others.

The surest way not to fail is to determine to succeed.

When you’re successful, things have a momentum and you can’t tell if you have created the momentum or it’s creating you.

Being stubborn is a big part of being a winner.

Take up one idea. Make that one idea your life – think of it, dream of it, live on that idea. Let the brain, muscles, nerves, every part of your body, be full of that idea, and just leave every other idea alone. This is the way to success.