To know what people really think, pay regard to what they do, rather than what they say.
I am thankful to all those who said NO to me. It's because of them I did it myself.
Riches do not respond to wishes. They respond only to definite plans, backed by definite desires, through constant persistence.
I will prepare and some day my chance will come.
You can't just ask customers what they want and then try to give that to them. By the time you get it built, they'll want something new.
All my life I've had one dream, to achieve my many goals.
If it's me against 48, I feel sorry for the 48.
But Marge, what if we chose the wrong religion? Each week we just make God madder and madder.
You've got to be very careful if you don't know where you're going, because you might not get there.
Our greatest glory is not in never failing, but in rising up every time we fail.
Rich people have small TVs and big libraries, and poor people have small libraries and big TVs.
If you wish success in life, make perseverance your bosom friend, experience your wise counselor, caution your elder brother and hope your guardian genius.
I'm a greater believer in luck, and I find the harder I work the more I have of it
Action is the foundational key to all success.
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.
It’s not about what it is, it’s about what it can become.
No one ever is defeated until defeat has been accepted as a reality.
We don't know a millionth of one percent about anything.
You must take personal responsibility. You cannot change the circumstances, the seasons, or the wind, but you can change yourself. That is something you have charge of.
To copy others is necessary, but to copy oneself is pathetic
The secret of success is constancy to purpose.