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I think it's a mistake to work on success in career. I've worked on my passions obsessively. How can I say what I want to say more precisely than the last time I said it? Success is such an elusive concept. When you work for it, I think you get it in a way you might regret it.

— K'naan

Sentiment: NEGATIVE

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✓Similar Perspectives

When I think about my career, my successes are built on learning from failures.

— Satya Nadella

Sometimes success means having the right idea in the right place at the right time. Other times, it's about not being afraid to quit and move onto something new.

— John Rampton

Success is always something completely different to people. I feel like I've succeeded, if I'm doing something that makes me happy and I'm not lying to anybody. I'm not doing that now, so I feel really good about myself.

— Kristen Stewart

Success for me means being able to work. I don't look at so much at what I've done as much as I look to what I will do.

— Phylicia Rashad

If the world is telling you you're successful, but you don't feel it, you might as well have failed.

— John Burdett

Success is always something completely different to people. I feel like I've succeeded, if I'm doing something that makes me happy and I'm not lying to anybody.

— Kristen Stewart

Sometimes, success almost haunts you. You want to be the best at everything you do and know you have to work hard.

— Katarina Witt

You must be passionate, you must dedicate yourself, and you must be relentless in the pursuit of your goals. If you do, you will be successful.

— Steve Garvey

It's this idea that success changes you as a person... I've never seen my career that way.

— Mary Balogh

✗Opposing Perspectives

I don't dwell on success. Maybe that's one reason I'm successful.

— Calvin Klein