But success did not immediately beget success.

And success begets success in the recording industry, which has doubled in sales volume to nearly $8 billion over the last decade.

In a sport where success begets success, the Americans fed off one another.

And at this point, too, another saying comes into play: success begets success.

In a networked economy, success begets more success.

And success begets success, increasing the pool of students seeking the most value for a tuition dollar.

Superstition aside, baseball players are consumed with starting well, believing that early success begets even more success down the season's long and tiring road.

Mr. Becker thinks that success begets success - and that good entrepreneurs recognize it.

There's money available to buy things, companies are receptive to companies buying assets, and success begets success in this business.

"Its own success," he added, "begets agitation for more restrictive and punitive legislation - and legislators."