No man needs sympathy because he has to work, because he has a burden to carry. Far and away the best prize that life offers is the chance to work hard at work worth doing.
Practice does not make perfect. Perfect practice makes perfect.
True progress quietly and persistently moves along without notice.
I don't believe people die from hard work. They die from stress and worry and fear -- the negative emotions. Those are the killers, not hard work. The fact is, in our society today, most people don't understand what hard work is all about.
Nothing is particularly hard if you divide it into small jobs
There is one weakness in people for which there is no remedy. It is the universal weakness of lack of ambition.
Percentages are why I am rich.
The term 'serious actor' is kind of an oxymoron, isn't it? [Like] 'Republican party' [or] 'airplane food'.
If A is success in life, then A equals x plus y plus z. Work is x; y is play; and z is keeping your mouth shut.
A good idea is never lost. Even though its originator or possessor may die without publicizing it, it will someday be reborn in the mind of another....
The secret of success in life is for a man to be ready for his opportunity when it comes.
The way to screw up somebody's life is to give them what they want.
Success is neither magical nor mysterious. Success is the natural consequence of consistently applying the basic fundamentals.
A person who never made a mistake never tried anything new.
Riches do not respond to wishes. They respond only to definite plans, backed by definite desires, through constant persistence.
Only you can control your future.
What I cannot create, I do not understand.
This is the real secret of life - to be completely engaged with what you are doing in the here and now. And instead of calling it work, realize it is play.
Hell, there are no rules here - we're trying to accomplish something.
Why, look at me. I've worked my way up from nothing to a state of extreme poverty.
Formulate and stamp indelibly on your mind a mental picture of yourself as succeeding. Hold this picture tenaciously and never permit it to fade. Your mind will seek to develop this picture!
