一首伯顿·布莱利关于奋斗的诗——《成功》

　　如果你对某种东西极度渴望加倍努力为此奋斗没日没夜为此劳碌放弃娱乐、放弃睡眠、放弃舒适一切渴望皆系于此它的存在让其他一切变得俗艳和廉价一切渴望皆系于此它的存在让其他一切变得俗艳和廉价没有它生命对你而言只剩苍白和空洞你所有的计划都为它而设所有的美梦都为它而做所有的汗水都为它而流所有的烦恼都为它而生为了它，你不再对人类和上帝畏惧只用尽你的能力、智慧与才华全身心为此一搏如果寒冷、贫穷、饥饿与憔悴都不能使你屈服疾病、疼痛、身体和心灵的双重折磨亦不能使你放弃你不屈不挠，勇往直前那么最后的最后，它定是你的囊中之物

　　伯顿·布莱利的诗——《成功》英文版

　　Success

　　If you want a thing bad enoughTo go out and fight for it,Work day and night for it,Give up your time and your peace and your sleep for itIf only desire of itMakes you quite mad enoughNever to tire of it,Makes you hold all other things tawdry and cheap for itIf life seems all empty and useless without itAnd all that you scheme and you dream is about it,If gladly you'll sweat for it,Fret for it,Plan for it,Lose all your terror of God or man for it,If you'll simply go after that thing that you want.With all your capacity,Strength and sagacity,Faith, hope and confidence, stern pertinacity,If neither cold poverty, famished and gaunt,Nor sickness nor painOf body or brainCan turn you away from the thing that you want, If dogged and grim you besiege and beset it,You'll get it!