Any fact facing us is not as important as our attitude toward it, for that determines our success or failure

One of the main weaknesses of mankind is the average man's familiarity with the word 'impossible'.

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....

If you're bored with life, if you don't get up every morning with a burning desire to do things, you don't have enough goals.

The secret of success in life is for a man to be ready for his opportunity when it comes.

I've always found the second book in a series is the hardest to write.

Anticipate the difficult by managing the easy

With any part you play, there is a certain amount of yourself in it. There has to be, otherwise it's just not acting. It's lying.

Nothing will work unless you do.

Many people would no more think of entering journalism than the sewage business - which at least does us all some good.

If youre in the luckiest one per cent of humanity, you owe it to the rest of humanity to think about the other 99 per cent.

Workers of the world unite; you have nothing to lose but your chains.

You cannot change your destination overnight, but you can change your direction overnight

Listen if you want to be heard

I never did a day's work in my life. It was all fun.

What I cannot create, I do not understand.

Many are stubborn in pursuit of the path they have chosen, few in pursuit of the goal.

The successful leader must plan his work and work his plan.

Just because something doesn't do what you planned it to do doesn't mean it's useless.

From each according to his abilities, to each according to his needs.

I hope that I may always desire more than I can accomplish.