Temporary Success Quotes

In the first six to twelve months of a war with the United States and Great Britain I will run wild and win victory upon victory. But then, if the war continues after that, I have no expectation of success.

I was richer than Bill Gates for 3 days.

Wickedness may prosper for a while.

The party in power, like Jonah's gourd, grew up quickly, and will quickly fall.

If we were to use the success of 'Need You Now' as the barometer for every other song, then we'll probably be highly disappointed. That song will probably undoubtedly be the biggest song of our career. We can hopefully have success for 20 years, but we may not ever have the success of that one particular song again.

Every band runs its course.

Booms are great while they last but they don’t last forever.

Just because you've got a hit doesn't mean you've made it.

Only temporary success is achieved by taking short cuts.

The illusion when things are going your way is that it's gonna just keep going. But it never does.

If 'Bobby McGee' lasts, if 'Star Is Born' lasts, if 'Help Me Make It through the Night' lasts, if all of 'em last, man... who cares?

You got people that come in, one album, two albums, and they're gone. A lot of people couldn't take the break I took and come back into the game, and people be checking for them.

Better to be king for a night than a schmuck for a lifetime.

Some argue that our success is short-lived and temporary. So, we now need to make efforts to constantly expand the player base by offering services and titles that can appeal, not only to those who have never played games, but also to those who play them hard.

You can't plan success with a creative field. So I enjoy it while it's here, and I know it won't be forever. Maybe one day I'll have to go back to flipping burgers, but for now I'm going to enjoy the cool things.

It is better to ultimately succeed with the truth than to temporarily succeed with a lie.

Stupidity can win for a moment, but it can never really succeed because the nature of humans is to seek freedom. Rulers can delay that freedom, but they cannot stop it.

Can't nobody touch me right now. Maybe next month all of this will be over. But this month I'm takin' every movin' target out.

Coalitions, though successful, have always found that their triumph has been brief.

Wickedness may prosper for awhile, but in the long run, he that sets all the knaves at work will pay them.

Since I remember still very clearly what it was like not being popular or in a successful band, I know that things go up and down, and you cannot expect this to be on the same trajectory forever. It won't be. Because even if you get to be the biggest band in the world, it's gonna change.

There are, basically, three kinds of people: the unsuccessful, the temporarily successful, and those who become and remain successful. The difference is character.

The most accurate representation of how I feel is that I'm incredibly lucky to be working in this structure where people get paid millions to read the news on TV. And, yes, it is insane. And there is nothing I can say beyond acknowledging my immense good fortune, and being aware that I'm blessed, and aware that it isn't going to last forever.

I don't want to be on TV forever.

The sun can't shine forever.