"I think you can have 10,000 explanations for failure, but no good explanation for success." ― Paulo Coelho Topic(s): Success More From Paulo Coelho "In the United States, I am a great success, but I am not a celebrity." "Love can consign us to hell or to paradise, but it always takes us somewhere." "Beauty is the greatest seducer of man." More In Success "Commitments are one of the worst things to have in the music business. They’re very annoying."― Neil Young "A lot of my success comes from black music. It’s something I’m very proud of."― Michael Bolton "Definiteness of purpose is the starting point of all achievement."― W. Clement Stone