Liberal progressivism evolved after our Constitution. It has repeatedly failed all over the world so why do we think it could be successful here in the United States of America? – Allen West
I think most of us would agree that people who have, say, little formal schooling but labor honestly and diligently to help feed, clothe, and educate their families are deserving of greater respect – and help, if necessary – than many people who are superficially more successful. – Ben Bernanke
People have to respond to the characters and respond to the situations that they’re in. That said, it still has to be a compelling narrative that drives along and keeps people coming back week after week. So really, with any successful show you could name, there has to be a mysterious blend of both of those. – Adam Rayner
I had earlier concluded that a war with Iraq would be a distraction from the successful and expeditious completion of our aims in Afghanistan. Now I had come to question whether the White House was telling the truth. – Bob Graham
The film industry is large enough and has many successful icons that have taken Indian cinema to shores beyond India. I think that Indian cinema itself needs to be applauded beyond one individual. – Amitabh Bachchan
Apparently Arnold was inspired by President Bush, who proved you can be a successful politician in this country even if English is your second language. – Conan O’Brien
Success begets success. I’ve been offered a lot of movies now that ’30 Rock’ has been successful. – Alec Baldwin
Just two weeks ago, millions of Iraqis defied the threats of terrorists and went to the polls to determine their own future. I congratulate the Iraqi people for the courage they’ve shown in making these elections so successful. – Bill Frist
If my assistant goes off and becomes successful, and people want to work with him, I’d take that as a compliment that I’d trained them well. – Brad Goreski
I want the troops from Great Britain and the U.S. to be successful, but by the same token, Afghanistan has always been a screw-up. – Clint Eastwood
If you know what you want to do, as I always loved musicals, and then to have been lucky enough to be successful with them, I think that’s all you can ask isn’t it? I think I don’t really think too much about it. I am a bit shy socially, yeah, I admit that. – Andrew Lloyd Webber
I think the biggest thing for me is being able to adjust to the way the game has changed. It’s basically a 180-degree turn from the style I like to play. That’s what I think I’m most proud of, being able to fit into this style of game and still be fairly successful. – Brett Hull
I don’t expect that because I was successful in one field that I will then get a ride of passage into another. – Agyness Deyn
What if the slowdown in merger activity isn’t cyclical, but secular? What if corporations have learned the lessons of so many companies before them that the odds of a successful merger are no better than 50-50 and probably less? Is it possible that the biggest deals have already been done? – Andrew Ross Sorkin
In 2016, you no longer have to be in Silicon Valley to launch a successful startup. Colorado is home to many. – Brad Feld
I feel very lucky ‘Arrested Development’ was so successful because I never really got too much attention, and I was able to evolve instead of only being seen as one character. – Alia Shawkat
If you look at any Muslim society and you make a scale of how developed they are, and how successful the economy is, it’s a straight line. It depends on how much they emancipate their women. – Christopher Hitchens
If there’s something that can be formulated, regulated, give you security, then nobody would lose money. Every movie would be successful. And that’s certainly not the case. – Ang Lee
You can’t think about terrorism without thinking about Palestinian terrorism. Palestinians began international terrorism. It started with them in 1968. They used it as the first resort, not the last resort. They invented it, they perfected it, they benefited from it and they taught the world how to use it and that it would be successful. – Alan Dershowitz
Investors tend to discover ‘hot’ mutual fund managers just after a successful run and just before the inescapable force of mean reversion is about to kick in. – Barry Ritholtz
After the ’96 Olympics, we all started believing that this is bigger than we thought, and we were willing to do the work. We knew that it was up to us, the players, to make soccer successful. – Brandi Chastain
NASA’s been one of the most successful public investments in motivating students to do well and achieve all they can achieve, and it’s sad that we are turning the program in a direction where it will reduce the amount of motivation it provides to young people. – Buzz Aldrin
The first book I did – the first successful book – was a kind of a travel book, and publishers in Britain encouraged me to do more. – Bill Bryson
My mom is the type of mom who wonders why I haven’t used my psychology degree to become a successful clinical psychologist. – Autre Ne Veut
