A dark horse, which had never ...

A dark horse, which had never been thought of, rushed past the grandstand in sweeping triumph.
A dark horse, which had never been thought of, rushed past the grandstand in sweeping triumph.

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Being self-made is a state of mind, and once you put that mentality to work, your success will come.
 Dave East
A lot of people change for good. Some people just fall off. Just trying to progress in anything, no matter what you're doing, I feel like any progression you make... some people aren't gonna be around you that were around you.
 Dave East
There are no secrets to success. It is the result of preparation, hard work, and learning from failure.
You have to have the service mentality in the sense that you subjugate your own ego, and you subjugate a large part of your own life to really helping other people, being successful on their behalf.
 Herb Kelleher
Success consists of going from failure to failure without loss of enthusiasm.

Quotes from the same author

Never complain and never explain.
We make our own fortunes and we call them fate.
Action may not always bring happiness; but there is no happiness without action.
The secret of success is constancy to purpose.
One secret of success in life is for a man to be ready for his opportunity when it comes.