A great many people go after success simply for the shiny prizes it brings...And nowhere is it pursued more ardently than in the city of New York. Stephen Birmingham More Quotes by Stephen Birmingham More Quotes From Stephen Birmingham What is known as success assumes nearly as many aliases as there are those who seek it. Stephen Birmingham aliases assuming success What is known as success assumes nearly as many aliases as there are those who seek it. Like love, it can come to commoners as well as courtiers. Like virtue, it is its own reward. Like the Holy Grail, it seldom appears to those who don't pursue it. Stephen Birmingham holy-grail like-love rewards