Section A  Questions

Think about  the following questions and try to answer them.

1.   What are symbols of success inyour opinion?

2.   What is a successful personlike according to your understanding of success?

3.   What is your lifetime dream?Why do you have this dream?

4.   How are you going to realizeyour dream?

5.   What are you going to do if you become a successful person one day? 

Section B  Quotes

Study the following quotes on success. Which quote do you like best? Why?

1.   Always bear in mind that your own resolution to succeed is more important than any onething.                              — Abraham Lincoln

2.   Success usually comes to those who are too busy to be looking forit.

                          — Henry David Thoreau

3.   Self-trust is the first secret of success.     — Ralph Waldo Emerson

4.   Success is the ability to go from failure to failure without losingyour enthusiasm.                        — Winston Churchill

Interpretation of the Quotes

1.  Always bear in mind that your own resolution to succeed is more important than any onething.                              — Abraham Lincoln

Interpretation:

When we fail, we tend to curse ourluck or complain about the unfavourable conditions we are in. But the truth isthat one’s resolution is the decisive factor in ensuring success. If we aredetermined enough, we can always come up with solutions to the problems wethink we are having.

2.   Success usually comes to those who are too busy to be looking forit.

                          — Henry David Thoreau

Interpretation:

Successis not something that you can look for. People with no intention of making afortune or a name for themselves are often blessed with success eventually.This is because they know they must exert themselves in their pursuits andacquire the expertise and other qualities necessary for success. On the otherhand, there are people who only dream of the glory and honour that comes withsuccess without working hard for it. So it is no surprise that they seldomsucceed.

3.   Self-trust is the first secret of success.       

                         — Ralph Waldo Emerson

Interpretation:

Tosucceed, we should have faith in ourselves in the first place. When we trustourselves, we are more likely to fully develop our potential. Moreover, onlywhen we have self-trust can we have the courage to place due trust in other people,which is necessary in the world today because we cannot succeed without thesupport and encouragement of others.

4.   Success is the ability to go from failure to failure without losingyour enthusiasm.

                        — Winston Churchill

Interpretation:

Success can be defined indifferent terms and it does not necessarily mean money and fame. If you canpersist and never give up after numerous failures, you are a successful personalready.