"Success in life comes not from holding a good hand, but in playing a poor hand well." ― Denis Waitley Topic(s): Success More From Denis Waitley "Our limitations and success will be based, most often, on your own expectations for ourselves. What the mind dwells upon, the body acts upon." "Expect the best, plan for the worst, and prepare to be surprised." "Courage means to keep working a relationship, to continue seeking solutions to difficult problems, and to stay focused during stressful periods." More In Success "A minute’s success pays the failure of years."― Robert Browning "At this point, I can’t say what network would be picking it up, but I know that it would be a success."― Christy Romano "Well, certainly one of the ironies of the success of affirmative action is that the middle class within the black community no longer lives within ‘black community’ by and large."― Henry Louis Gates