"Sometimes people call me a success for all the reasons that make me think I’m a failure." ― William Hurt Topic(s): Success More From William Hurt "I was a science fiction junkie for a long time." "Heroes to me are guys that sit in libraries. They absorb knowledge and then the risks they take are calculated on the basis of the courage it took to become replete with knowledge." "Being famous is not something that would make me feel successful – unless one was striving for mediocrity." More In Success "Keep in mind that neither success nor failure is ever final."― Roger Babson "But while success and failure depend on conditions, the mind neither waxes nor wanes."― Bodhidharma "It’s hard to win in the NFL. You have to maintain a very delicate balance putting together the right team to be able to win and have any amount of success."― Barry Sanders