Sentence examples for succeed found from inspiring English sources

The idea that with hard work and determination, anyone could succeed found scant purchase here.

In 1950, Miller described Loman as a man who upon hearing society's "thundering command to succeed" found himself staring at a failure in the mirror.

How do we succeed, find comfort, and pursue happiness as individuals and as a nation in a global, instantly linked, highly diverse, extremely competitive world where the old institutions and their leaders are no longer trusted?

"You know, my dad told me, 'If at first you don't succeed, find out what second place is worth.' And so in this situation, OK, I didn't succeed in helping Rick get the nod, but second place is pretty exciting compared to what we could have if President Obama selects two more Supreme Court justices," Friess said.

"When people move here, they want the people they left behind to think they succeeded, found a new life here and can send money back".

Hearing the "thundering command to succeed" he found himself with no recourse but "to stare in the mirror at a failure".

The survey also looked at the people who inspired students to succeed and found 47 per cent looked up to their course tutor or head of department more than anyone else.

When I was able to focus on a global view of helping my company succeed, I found it much easier to avoid destructive departmental politics.

While I wanted (and still want) the company to succeed, I found through experiences that sometimes people/companies do a lot of talking/selling, but when it comes down to it, they may not have a lot to offer or show.

Sometimes they succeed and find a measure of real grandeur.

"Even in cases where their legal position is unlikely to succeed, they find it economically worthwhile to delay that day".