--- title: "10 Critical Success Quotes by 10 authors" description: "Browse 10 Critical Success quotes by 10 authors. Discover the best Critical Success sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dee/christine-leunens-30972_books_my-first-novel-was-a-critical-success-in_2965287.jpg" --- > [My first novel was a critical success in a matter of weeks.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christine-leunens/my-first-novel-was-a-critical-success-in-a-matter-of-weeks/) [Christine Leunens](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christine-leunens/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dee/christine-leunens-30972_books_my-first-novel-was-a-critical-success-in_2965287.jpg) > [“Don't make excuses for why you're not doing what you have already deemed critical to your success.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lorii-myers/don-t-make-excuses-for-why-you-re-not-doing-what-you-have-already/) [Lorii Myers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lorii-myers/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/eab/lorii-myers-3044_achievments_don-t-make-excuses-for-why-you-re-not-do_207139.jpg) > [I've only experienced it a few times where you get to have a thing that simultaneously gets some critical respect, some critical…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/randy-pitchford/i-ve-only-experienced-it-a-few-times-where-you-get-to-have-a-thing/) [Randy Pitchford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/randy-pitchford/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/afe/randy-pitchford-8142_lucky_i-ve-only-experienced-it-a-few-times-whe_1078283.jpg) > [It's cool to have critical success because it's always nice for your peers to say, 'Good job.' But who cares about them?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zac-hanson/it-s-cool-to-have-critical-success-because-it-s-always-nice-for-your/) [Zac Hanson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/zac-hanson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0f0/zac-hanson-25397_care_it-s-cool-to-have-critical-success-becau_1166807.jpg) > [Environment, homelessness, infrastructure and immigration - I'm very focused on all four, which are critical to the success of Los Angeles.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-garcetti/environment-homelessness-infrastructure-and-immigration-i-m-very/) [Eric Garcetti](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-garcetti/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/95c/eric-garcetti-5068_environment_environment-homelessness-infrastructure_433302.jpg) > [What are the critical success factors of your job? What must you be absolutely, positively excellent at doing to be successful?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brian-tracy/what-are-the-critical-success-factors-of-your-job-what-must-you-be/) [Brian Tracy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brian-tracy/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f81/brian-tracy-216_being-successful_what-are-the-critical-success-factors-of_3133885.jpg) > [You need a great idea, but then you've got to carry it through. If you get it right, you're going to be…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ian-rankin/you-need-a-great-idea-but-then-you-ve-got-to-carry-it-through-if-you/) [Ian Rankin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ian-rankin/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d3f/ian-rankin-7748_critical_you-need-a-great-idea-but-then-you-ve-go_52076.jpg) > [I do think there is magic that made Uber possible, made that disruption possible, made that innovation possible, and was critical to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tony-west/i-do-think-there-is-magic-that-made-uber-possible-made-that/) [Tony West](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tony-west/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/581/tony-west-24915_believe_i-do-think-there-is-magic-that-made-uber_982162.jpg) > [As you know, I have over the years written critically about the U.N. I have consistently stressed in my writings that American…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-bolton/as-you-know-i-have-over-the-years-written-critically-about-the-u-n-i/) [John Bolton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-bolton/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/71e/john-bolton-4806_american-leadership_as-you-know-i-have-over-the-years-writte_2347995.png) > [As the director, you're meant to be critical and you are, so there are loads of things. But the thing is, the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-slade/as-the-director-you-re-meant-to-be-critical-and-you-are-so-there-are/) [David Slade](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-slade/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0ed/david-slade-12638_critical_as-the-director-you-re-meant-to-be-criti_2000638.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/critical-success/#itemlist", "name": "Critical Success Quotes", "numberOfItems": 10, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "My first novel was a critical success in a matter of weeks.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Christine Leunens" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christine-leunens/my-first-novel-was-a-critical-success-in-a-matter-of-weeks/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dee/christine-leunens-30972_books_my-first-novel-was-a-critical-success-in_2965287.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dee/christine-leunens-30972_books_my-first-novel-was-a-critical-success-in_2965287.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dee/christine-leunens-30972_books_my-first-novel-was-a-critical-success-in_2965287.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“My first novel was a critical success in a matter of weeks.” — Christine Leunens", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“Don't make excuses for why you're not doing what you have already deemed critical to your success.”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Lorii Myers" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lorii-myers/don-t-make-excuses-for-why-you-re-not-doing-what-you-have-already/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/eab/lorii-myers-3044_achievments_don-t-make-excuses-for-why-you-re-not-do_207139.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/eab/lorii-myers-3044_achievments_don-t-make-excuses-for-why-you-re-not-do_207139.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/eab/lorii-myers-3044_achievments_don-t-make-excuses-for-why-you-re-not-do_207139.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Don't make excuses for why you're not doing what you have already deemed critical to your success.” — Lorii Myers", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I've only experienced it a few times where you get to have a thing that simultaneously gets some critical respect, some critical success, while also having sales success. 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