"The success of most things depends upon knowing how long it will take to succeed." ― Charles de Secondat Topic(s): Success More From Charles de Secondat "Religious wars are not caused by the fact that there is more than one religion, but by the spirit of intolerance… the spread of which can only be regarded as the total eclipse of human reason." "The object of war is victory; that of victory is conquest; and that of conquest preservation." "Men, who are rogues individually, are in the mass very honorable people." More In Success "Success needs no explanation. Failure does not have one that matters."― Jesse Jackson "Writers, as they gain success, feel like outsiders because writers don’t come together in real groups."― Anne Rice "The key to sitcom success is miserable people. If you see a happy couple, it’s just gone, like when Sam and Diane got together on Cheers."― Matthew Perry