Success is like death. The more successful you become, the higher the houses in the hills get and the higer the fences get.
Success is the child of drudgery and perseverance. It cannot be coaxed or bribed pay the price and it is yours.
How can they say my life is not a success? Have I not for more than sixty years got enough to eat and escaped being eaten?
After I won the Oscar, my salary doubled, my friends tripled, my children became more popular at school, my butcher made a pass at me, and my maid hit me up for a raise.