Art Linkletter Quotes

I see no point in exchanging something that I understand, know, love and think will have a great future for something else that I know much less about.

In certain businesses, I would say 10 failures to one success is a perfectly acceptable ratio. Because the failures die pretty quickly, they're not that expensive, and the successes can be really huge.

I think there's a difference between a gamble and a calculated risk.

You may lose by it now and then, but it will be a loss well gained if you do.

It does not matter how frequently something succeeds if failure is too costly to bear.

I had everything to gain by giving it everything I could.

If you play well and consistently, it opens up a lot of opportunities.

You put a lot of work into something, a lot of time, a lot of sacrifices, and the time you put in, you want the same result from it.

I have long believed that success stories need a bit of balance. We only hear from people who risked it all, and found it paid off.

A lot of guys think you're almost supposed to just get stuff but you've got to put in the work, you've got to lay the foundations.

Money has never won anything. You can spend as much as you want, but you must build a team first.

It is one thing to err on the side of caution. Equally, Test wins have to be earned. They are seldom handed to you on a plate.

I'm gonna have some nights when it's not gonna come. But if you keep playing natural, it's just gonna come. I'm gonna keep getting better, keep getting better, and one day, everything's gonna pay off.

Stack the cards in your favour, and in a casino, you'll get arrested and put in prison, but in business and in life, it's the right thing to do.

It's easy to want the benefits of something; it's hard to want the cost.

In the media business and as a creative executive, if you don't take risks, you're dead in the water. Calculated risk-taking is essential for success.

It was a big gamble to come to WWE, and it was a big gamble to come to NXT. Honestly, the gamble paid off.

If there was one thing I tried to instil in my children as they were growing up, it was that you get nothing for nothing. You have to work hard to get any rewards. That applies in music or whatever you choose to do. The same goes in relationships; you will only get back what you put in.

If you have talent, then success will come to you.

I think when you invest a lot, you earn your rewards.

I've always been playing because I knew this was eventually going to pay off in the long run for me.

You can't cheat the game. You can't cheat the grind. You get out what you put in at the end of the day.

You put in what you get out. If you don't put time into your game, you're not going to get better.

A great idea can't succeed without a great operator. But rarely can a great operator squeak by with a bad idea. So, as pithy as it sounds to say 'It's all about the people,' I only invest when I think I have found the right team for the right business.

College allows you to make better decisions, better friends, and a better future. There's only one catch: when the opportunity comes, you actually have to take it.