Warren Beatty

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

The rich. You know why they’re so odd? Because they can afford to be.

I dread success. To have succeeded is to have finished one’s business on earth, like the male spider, who is killed by the female the moment he has succeeded in his courtship. I like a state of continual becoming, with a goal in front and not behind.

It was just inconceivable to me I couldn’t win it all.

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

All you need is ignorance and confidence and the success is sure.

People who succeed have momentum. The more they succeed, the more they want to succeed, and the more they find a way to succeed. Similarly, when someone is failing, the tendency is to get on a downward spiral that can even become a self-fulfilling prophecy.

Success is not all about money. It’s about having the resources and the ability to live the life that you have personally dreamed of.

Being stubborn is a big part of being a winner.

One cannot expect to coast along and rise automatically to the top, no matter what friends you may have in the company. There may have been a time when, in large corporations, a person could rise simply because he had a stock interest or because he had friends in top management. That’s not true today. Success in business requires training and discipline and hard work. But if you’re not frightened by these things, the opportunities are just as great today as they ever were.

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

I don’t think people get to be successful unless they have very strong egos.

Once a man has made a commitment to a way of life, he puts the greatest strength in the world behind him. It’s something we call heart power. Once a man has made this commitment, nothing will stop him short of success.

Action is the foundational key to all success.

You may only succeed if you desire succeeding; you may only fail if you do not mind failing.