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

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

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

The best of artists has no conception that the marble alone does not contain within itself.

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

For a man to conquer himself is the first and noblest of all victories.

I fear not the man who has practiced 10,000 kicks once, but I fear the man who had practiced one kick 10,000 times.

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

It is the set of the sails, not the direction of the wind that determines which way we will go.

Don't mistake activity with achievement.

It is amazing how much can be accomplished if no one cares who gets the credit.

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

Nothing will work unless you do.

And that is the reason why this victory is great, because different players have made contributions to the win.

People refuse to take chances in business, because they fear the criticism which may follow if they fail.

When you know what you want, and want it bad enough, you will find a way to get it.

Genius is eternal patience.

The superior man understands what is right; the inferior man understands what will sell.

At least with me, the match starts much, much earlier than the actual match.

I am easily satisfied with the very best.

Advertising is legalized lying.