To be haunted by past ...

To be haunted by past failures or satisfied with past successes is to arrest forward motion.
To be haunted by past failures or satisfied with past successes is to arrest forward motion.
 Conrad Hilton

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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.
Once you get the nod, your mentality totally changes. It's like a heavyweight fighter-you win the title and that's it, you don't want to look back and you don't want to change. That's the way I feel and I'm looking to keep the job.?
 Mark Sanchez
Inspirational leaders need to have a winning mentality in order to inspire respect. It is hard to trust in the leadership of someone who is half-hearted about their purpose, or only sporadic in focus or enthusiasm.
 Sebastian Coe

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Success ... seems to be connected with action. Successful men keep moving. They make mistakes, but they don't quit.
 Conrad Hilton
To accomplish big things, I am convinced you must first dream big dreams.
 Conrad Hilton
To achieve big things you have to have big dreams.
 Conrad Hilton
In all my travels I have never seen the hospitality of San Francisco equalled anywhere in the world.
 Conrad Hilton
Success seems to be connected with action. Successful people keep moving. They make mistakes, but they don't quit.
 Conrad Hilton