A holding company is the people you give your money to while you're being searched.

To know what people really think, pay regard to what they do, rather than what they say.

It is easier for a tutor to command than to teach.

If you think of yourselves as helpless and ineffectual, it is certain that you will create a despotic government to be your master. The wise despot, therefore, maintains among his subjects a popular sense that they are helpless and ineffectual.

By failing to prepare, you are preparing to fail.

The term 'serious actor' is kind of an oxymoron, isn't it? [Like] 'Republican party' [or] 'airplane food'.

Talent hits a target no one else can hit; Genius hits a target no one else can see.

No man can taste the fruits of autumn while he is delighting his scent with the flowers of spring.

Old Professors never die, they just lose their faculties.

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

Art calls for complete mastery of techniques, developed by reflection within the soul.

Always bear in mind that your own resolution to succeed is more important than any other.

The only 'break' anyone can afford to rely upon is a self-made 'break'.

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

I do know that when I am 60, I should be attempting to achieve different personal goals than those which had priority at age 20.

It’s not about what it is, it’s about what it can become.

I'm not the smartest fellow in the world, but I can sure pick smart colleagues.

There is little success where there is little laughter.

When asked, 'How do you write?' I invariably answer, 'one word at a time.'

Change yourself and your work will seem different.

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