"Michael Korda" is an English-born writer and novelist who was editor-in-Chief of Simon & Schuster in New York City.

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Success has always been easy to measure. It is the distance between one's origins and one's final achievement.

Luck can often mean simple taking advantage of a situation at the right moment, It is possible to ''make'' your luck by being always prepared.

An ounce of hypocracy is worth a pound of ambition.

Never reveal all of yourself to other people; hold back something in reserve so that people are never quite sure if they really know you.

One way to keep momentum going is to have constantly greater goals.

Never walk away from failure. On the contrary, study it carefully and imaginatively for its hidden assets.

What you hear repeatedly you will eventually believe.