Let others lead small lives, but not you. Let others argue over small things, but not you. Let others cry over small hurts, but not you. Let others leave their future in someone else's hands, but not you.
By failing to prepare, you are preparing to fail.
If you're trying to create a company, it's like baking a cake. You have to have all the ingredients in the right proportion.
Success is not to be pursued; it is to be attracted by the person you become
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
Change yourself and your work will seem different.
Because ideas have to be original only with regard to their adaptation to the problem at hand, I am always extremely interested in how others have used them...
I hope that I may always desire more than I can accomplish.
The role of the artist is to ask questions, not answer them.
The secret of success in life is for a man to be ready for his opportunity when it comes.
Make them laugh, make them cry, and back to laughter. What do people go to the theatre for? An emotional exercise. I am a servant of the people. I have never forgotten that.
And that is the reason why this victory is great, because different players have made contributions to the win.
Speak softly and carry a big stick; you will go far.
Percentages are why I am rich.
If A is success in life, then A equals x plus y plus z. Work is x; y is play; and z is keeping your mouth shut.
When asked, 'How do you write?' I invariably answer, 'one word at a time.'
You don't get paid for the hour. You get paid for the value you bring to the hour.
I'm a slow walker, but I never walk back.
When inspiration does not come to me, I go halfway to meet it.
Results! Why, man, I have gotten a lot of results. I know several thousand things that won't work.
No man needs sympathy because he has to work, because he has a burden to carry. Far and away the best prize that life offers is the chance to work hard at work worth doing.