Success Limitation Quotes

I had come to the point when I realized it was unlikely that my film career was going to move beyond a certain level of role. And I was - because I had graphic instances of it - handicapped by the success of Star Trek. A director would say, 'I don't want Jean-Luc Picard in my movie' - and this was compounded by X-Men as well.

A success that has outlived its usefulness may, in the end, be more damaging than failure.

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.

Success doesn't teach as many lessons as failure

I love faltering. I love, in a sense, coming up short. Because you learn nothing from success. You learn so much from failing.

Folks, this government isn't too big to fail, it's too big to succeed.

When you hold back the successful, you penalize those who need help.

I think you often learn from failure. Success just teaches you how great you were, but in fact it's knowing what will fail that will help you to make the right choices.