The production of too many useful things results in too many useless people.

It is your decisions, and not your conditions, that determine your destiny.

No tears in the writer, no tears in the reader. No surprise in the writer, no surprise in the reader.

All my life I've had one dream, to achieve my many goals.

Whether it's Google or Apple or free software, we've got some fantastic competitors and it keeps us on our toes.

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

The destination of the seeker… depends on the road he takes.

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

There are many ways of going forward, but only one way of standing still.

He who will not economize will have to agonize.

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

The major reason for setting a goal is for what it makes of you to accomplish it. What it makes of you will always be the far greater value than what you get.

Success is a lousy teacher. It seduces smart people into thinking they can't lose.

Inspiration exists, but it has to find you working.

Of all the things I've done, the most vital is coordinating those who work with me and aiming their efforts at a certain goal

Choose a job you love and you will never have to work a day of your life.

I believe that anyone can conquer fear by doing the things he fears to do, provided he keeps doing them until he gets a record of successful experiences behind him.

Get around people who have something of value to share with you. Their impact will continue to have a significant effect on your life long they have departed.

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

Once you start a working on something, don't be afraid of failure and don't abandon it. People who work sincerely are the happiest.

No one ever is defeated until defeat has been accepted as a reality.