Source: Speech at banquet of the National Union of Conservative and Constitutional Associations, Crystal Palace, London (24 June 1872), cited in "Mr. Disraeli at Sydenham," The Times (25 June 1872), p. 8.
“The secret of my success is longevity.”
Charles Hartshorne (1897–2000) Philosopher
In Herbert F. Vetter, " Not The Average Philosopher http://www.harvardsquarelibrary.org/unitarians/hartshorne.html", Harvard Magazine, May/June 1997, Volume 99, Number 5. On his selection to the Library of Living Philosophers.
“What is the secret to the success of the show?”
Oprah Winfrey (1954) American businesswoman, talk show host, actress, producer, and philanthropist
"Oprah Winfrey Show Finale" in CBS (25 May 2011)
Context: People often ask me: "What is the secret to the success of the show?" "How it lasted 25 years?" I none jokingly say: "My team and Jesus", because nothing but the Hand of God has made this possible for me. For all of you who get railed up when I mentioned God and you wanna know which God am I talking about, I am talking about the same one you talk about, I am talking about the Alpha and Omega, the Omniscience, the Unprecedented, the Ultimate Consciousness, the Source, the Force, the all of everything that is, The One and Only G-O-D, that's what I am talking about...
“Self-trust is the first secret of success.”
Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–1882) American philosopher, essayist, and poet
Benjamin Disraeli (1804–1881) British Conservative politician, writer, aristocrat and Prime Minister
Source: Speech to the National Union of Conservative and Constitutional Associations in Crystal Palace, London (24 June 1872), quoted in Selected Speeches of the Late Right Honourable the Earl of Beaconsfield, Volume II, ed. T. E. Kebbel (1882), pp. 534-535
“The secret of success is to triple your rate of failure.”
Og Mandino (1923–1996) American author
“The desire for success lubricates secret prostitution in the soul.”
Norman Mailer (1923–2007) American novelist, journalist, essayist, playwright, film maker, actor and political candidate
“The secret of success is to offend the greatest number of people.”
George Bernard Shaw (1856–1950) Irish playwright
As quoted in Days with Bernard Shaw (1949) by Stephen Winsten
1940s and later
“The secret of success is understanding what it can affect.”
Prevale (1983) Italian DJ and producer
Original: (it) Il segreto del successo è capire ciò che può colpire.
Source: prevale.net
Adolphe Quetelet (1796–1874) Belgian astronomer, mathematician, statistician and sociologist
Adolphe Quételet. 1981. Letters addressed to H.R.H. the Grand Duke of Saxe Coburg and Gotha, on the theory of probability. Arno Press, p. 132
