A lot of people think I was an overnight success, but I was an opening act for three or four years, and then I signed my contract with EMI. Then it kind of blew up overnight.
— Vanilla Ice
Honestly, a lot of people thought that I was on top of the world selling so many millions of records, and that this is the life that everybody would want, but I never got to enjoy any of my success.
Success is the sweetest revenge.
— Vanessa Williams
A lot of people give in to those pressures and let others influence the process on their second albums because they want to achieve the success they had with their first again, but they don't know how to do it.
— Vanessa Carlton
The American dream tells you that you'll have success if you work hard enough, and we have some concerns about that fallacy. Hopefully, the characters in our films learn to redefine success.
— Valerie Faris
My ring name is 'Bullet,' which was given to me by Pavel. It's, like, tradition for your coach to give you your fight name. There's a superstition that says if your fight name matches who you are as a person, it will give you a lot of success in your fighting career.
— Valentina Shevchenko
I've had great writing teachers and mentors and great success with my first book.
— Uzodinma Iweala
As I've progressed in my career, I've come to appreciate - and really value - the other attributes that define a company's success beyond the P&L: great leadership, long-term financial strength, ethical business practices, evolving business strategies, sound governance, powerful brands, values-based decision-making.
— Ursula Burns
I've loved just being a part of other people's success.
— Urijah Faber
Success is to improve, grow up, build one team with personality, and then I want to win.
— Unai Emery
I have worked very hard to shed away my chocolate boy image in order to get a tough look for this action entertainer. I am confident of my success and would love to dedicate the same to Director Balachandar sir.
— Uday Kiran
I have a lot of success and make a good living, but after while, you start going 'Why? Why are you doing all this?'
— Tyra Banks
Ever since I've been blessed with success, I've struggled a little with anonymity and even family. I've had people calling asking for money, and I have to ask them first, 'Are you working? Have you been trying to help yourself?' Then I feel like I can help.
— Tyler Perry
I'm glad I had to wait until my 40s for success. I was not a mature young man and would probably have gone off the rails.
— Ty Burrell
Most of my success, I feel, comes from being a good editor as opposed to a great writer.
— Tucker Max
Failure is the condiment that gives success its flavor.
— Truman Capote
All of my Polynesian counterparts in the NFL with roots in American Samoa understand how the values embedded in our South Pacific culture - community, hard work, perseverance, respect - contribute directly to our success.
— Troy Polamalu
It's about enjoying your life. If you have no family, no friends to enjoy it with, it don't matter how much you have, how much success you have, how much fame you have, how much money you have, it doesn't matter.
Success is sweet and treacherous.
— Vangelis
Integrity is so perishable in the summer months of success.
— Vanessa Redgrave
I'm not a success, I'm a sensation.
— Van Cliburn
I worked with fantastic actors, fantastic directors. People I would never otherwise have met. Was I limited? Yes. Did I use it as I could have? No. But I was always ambivalent about Hollywood and what I wanted. And ambivalence in our business is no good for success.
— Valeria Golino
Well I sure had been looking for a comedy for years without any success.
— Val Kilmer
Success is about dedication. You may not be where you want to be or do what you want to do when you're on the journey. But you've got to be willing to have vision and foresight that leads you to an incredible end.
— Usher
This bikini made me a success.
— Ursula Andress
The best success, for me, is not one trophy. It's not harmony. It's when players improve and grow.
I need to continue reading books, and I like to learn about different people in the world, different people with success in and outside of football.
Sasha Banks's success has absolutely nothing to do with me.
— Tyrus
In order to have the success with 'Empire,' you have to have Fox; you have to have huge P&A. You have to have huge budgets for the show. I'm pretty confident that the budget of 'Empire' is six times what I'm spending on 'Have And Have Nots.'
Success is not the key to happiness. Happiness is the key to success. If you love what you do, you'll be successful.
— Tyga
The ultimate point of a piece for me is that it drives the next one. Does it open new doors? That's the success of a piece.
— Twyla Tharp
There is no number or level of success that would make me think, 'Wow, I didn't think that was possible.'
Whatever success I have found has been a collaborative effort of people helping out and opening their minds and being accepting and celebrating who I am.
— Troye Sivan
I try to be somewhat wary of fame, but I'm not wary of success.
— Troy Garity
I've never left music behind, but I've had success in television.
I realised that success and pure creativity are not very compatible. The more successful you become, the more you become a product of something that generates money. Instead of being able to move forward freely and do what you really wish, you find yourself stuck and obliged to repeat yourself and your previous success.
I have gone from being a 21-year-old with wide eyes to a 24-year-old woman. With success comes a lot of responsibility and power.
Working parents, working families, and expectant workers are vital members of our workforce. Ensuring their success is how we maintain our global economic advantage.
— Valerie Jarrett
To tell her that I joined the parachute club was too hard for me. I didn't want to trouble her; besides, I was not completely sure about the success of my new adventure.
— Valentina Tereshkova
Hope is a state of mind, not of the world. Hope, in this deep and powerful sense, is not the same as joy that things are going well, or willingness to invest in enterprises that are obviously heading for success, but rather an ability to work for something because it is good.
— Vaclav Havel
The key to success is to be honest, follow your passion and not someone else's path.
— Urvashi Rautela
Nobody can link the success of a movie with a particular artiste.
— Urmila Matondkar
I have met Stan and Josh Kroenke, and it's clear they have great ambitions for the club and are committed to bringing future success. I'm excited about what we can do together, and I look forward to giving everyone who loves Arsenal some special moments and memories.
In the United States there's a Puritan ethic and a mythology of success. He who is successful is good. In Latin countries, in Catholic countries, a successful person is a sinner.
— Umberto Eco
I just want to enjoy my football and hopefully that brings success to the team.
— Tyrone Mings
My biggest success is getting over the things that have tried to destroy and take me out of this life. Those are my biggest successes. It has nothing to do with work.
To me, success has already happened. I get to make records and live doing that. Success is that.
— Ty Segall
It wasn't conscious, but I'm glad I've had a slow and steady career path. I wanted to develop my style, and I wanted to be the one making the decisions. Sometimes, when you become a success quickly, those decisions are out of your control.
— Tuppence Middleton
I think for anyone that plays the sport of football, when we find success, it just becomes very fun.
— Tua Tagovailoa
Together we knew that we could have success.
— Troy Vincent
