"After my spectacular failures, I could not be satisfied with an ordinary success." ― Mason Cooley Topic(s): Success More From Mason Cooley "The passion for money is never fickle." "Art begins in imitation and ends in innovation." "Consciousness is our only reprieve from Time." More In Success "It is manifestly vital to the success of the anti-slavery cause, that the authority and influence of proslavery, especially of slaveholding, ministers should be destroyed."― Gerrit Smith "Remember you will not always win. Some days, the most resourceful individual will taste defeat. But there is, in this case, always tomorrow – after you have done your best to achieve success today."― Maxwell Maltz "Forward, as occasion offers. Never look round to see whether any shall note it… Be satisfied with success in even the smallest matter, and think that even such a result is no trifle."― Marcus Aurelius