The role of the artist is to ask questions, not answer them.

Don't spend time beating on a wall, hoping to transform it into a door.

The world does not pay men for that which they 'know'. It pays them for what they do, or induce others to do.

I readily absorb ideas from every source, frequently starting where the last person left off

Kill my boss? Do I dare live out the American dream?

He who will not economize will have to agonize.

Earning happiness means doing good and working, not speculating and being lazy. Laziness may look inviting, but only work gives you true satisfaction.

Riches do not respond to wishes. They respond only to definite plans, backed by definite desires, through constant persistence.

All your dreams can come true if you have the courage to pursue them

It has been my observation that most people get ahead during the time that others waste

It's fine to celebrate success but it is more important to heed the lessons of failure.

When inspiration does not come to me, I go halfway to meet it.

Eighty percent of success is showing up.

The day science begins to study non-physical phenomena, it will make more progress in one decade than in all the previous centuries of its existence.

I believe in the Bible. I believe that all good things come from God. I don't believe I'd sing the way I do if God hadn't wanted me to.'

Success is not to be pursued; it is to be attracted by the person you become

The way to screw up somebody's life is to give them what they want.

For it is commonly said: accomplished labours are pleasant.

Thought, backed by strong desire, has a tendency to transmute itself into its physical equivalent.

Pleasure in the job puts perfection in the work.

Great companies are built on great products.