Real success can only come if there is a change in our societies and in our economics and in our politics.

One can have no smaller or greater mastery than mastery of oneself.

If I had eight hours to chop down a tree, I'd spend six hours sharpening my axe.

Apple's market share is bigger than BMW's or Mercedes's or Porsche's in the automotive market. What's wrong with being BMW or Mercedes?

Work does not kill a man, it is worry, irregularity and uncertainty that kill.

If you aspire to the highest place, it is no disgrace to stop at the second, or even the third, place.

You can't make souffle rise twice.

Our greatest glory is not in never failing, but in rising up every time we fail.

Practice does not make perfect. Perfect practice makes perfect.

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

The successful leader must plan his work and work his plan.

From each according to his abilities, to each according to his needs.

There is little success where there is little laughter.

All your dreams can come true if you have the courage to pursue them

Be quick, but don't hurry.

All achievement, all earned riches, have their beginning in an idea.

There is nothing more difficult to carry out, nor more doubtful of success, nor more dangerous to handle, that to institute a new order of things

Success is going from failure to failure without loss of enthusiasm.

I will prepare and some day my chance will come.

If you aim at nothing, you will hit it every time.

Rich people have small TVs and big libraries, and poor people have small libraries and big TVs.