--- title: "9 Successful Kind Quotes by 8 authors" description: "Browse 9 Successful Kind quotes by 8 authors. Discover the best Successful Kind sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/284/nolan-bushnell-5525_being-successful_being-successful-is-kind-of-dull-2938715_2938715.png" --- > [Being successful is kind of dull.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nolan-bushnell/being-successful-is-kind-of-dull/) [Nolan Bushnell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nolan-bushnell/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/284/nolan-bushnell-5525_being-successful_being-successful-is-kind-of-dull-2938715_2938715.png) > [I've been curious about certain things, but didn't let them get in the way of my life. I don't know how people…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tobey-maguire/i-ve-been-curious-about-certain-things-but-didn-t-let-them-get-in-the/) [Tobey Maguire](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tobey-maguire/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a95/tobey-maguire-17342_about_i-ve-been-curious-about-certain-things-b_3059733.jpg) > [The life without men praise and regard as successful is but one kind. Why should we exaggerate any one kind at the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/henry-david-thoreau/the-life-without-men-praise-and-regard-as-successful-is-but-one-kind/) [Henry David Thoreau](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/henry-david-thoreau/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d5e/henry-david-thoreau-20_expenses_the-life-without-men-praise-and-regard-a_3064491.jpg) > [I've never wanted to be a doctor, I've never wanted to be an engineer, I've never had that goal, but when you're…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-thomas/i-ve-never-wanted-to-be-a-doctor-i-ve-never-wanted-to-be-an-engineer/) [Eric Thomas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-thomas/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/779/eric-thomas-1758_being-successful_i-ve-never-wanted-to-be-a-doctor-i-ve-ne_1341853.png) > [Any time you get results, it's satisfying. Especially when you see what you've been doing has made you unsuccessful, and you look…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-sale/any-time-you-get-results-it-s-satisfying-especially-when-you-see-what/) [Chris Sale](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-sale/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bff/chris-sale-6759_kind_any-time-you-get-results-it-s-satisfying_1224554.jpg) > [“The life which men praise and regard as successful is but one kind. Why should we exaggerate any one kind at the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/henry-david-thoreau/the-life-which-men-praise-and-regard-as-successful-is-but-one-kind/) [Henry David Thoreau](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/henry-david-thoreau/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5fb/henry-david-thoreau-20_kind_the-life-which-men-praise-and-regard-as_70988.jpg) > [One of the things about dealing with an artist is that their art is essentially - if they're successful, it's kind of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/johnny-colt/one-of-the-things-about-dealing-with-an-artist-is-that-their-art-is/) [Johnny Colt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/johnny-colt/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6f1/johnny-colt-22505_art_one-of-the-things-about-dealing-with-an_998032.jpg) > [The older I've gotten, and the more that I've worked, I cherish that I'm an Ohio boy because, at the end of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gavin-creel/the-older-i-ve-gotten-and-the-more-that-i-ve-worked-i-cherish-that-i/) [Gavin Creel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gavin-creel/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/faa/gavin-creel-9588_believe_the-older-i-ve-gotten-and-the-more-that_1952857.png) > [Being on a successful show is kind of like being a sea turtle. Every year, sea turtles lay hundreds and hundreds of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/keiko-agena/being-on-a-successful-show-is-kind-of-like-being-a-sea-turtle-every/) [Keiko Agena](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/keiko-agena/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f13/keiko-agena-24912_being_being-on-a-successful-show-is-kind-of-li_3169017.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/successful-kind/#itemlist", "name": "Successful Kind Quotes", "numberOfItems": 9, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Being successful is kind of dull.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Nolan Bushnell" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nolan-bushnell/being-successful-is-kind-of-dull/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/284/nolan-bushnell-5525_being-successful_being-successful-is-kind-of-dull-2938715_2938715.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/284/nolan-bushnell-5525_being-successful_being-successful-is-kind-of-dull-2938715_2938715.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/284/nolan-bushnell-5525_being-successful_being-successful-is-kind-of-dull-2938715_2938715.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Being successful is kind of dull.” — Nolan Bushnell", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I've been curious about certain things, but didn't let them get in the way of my life. 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