Just because something doesn't do what you planned it to do doesn't mean it's useless.

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

If youre in the luckiest one per cent of humanity, you owe it to the rest of humanity to think about the other 99 per cent.

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

To copy others is necessary, but to copy oneself is pathetic

Riches do not respond to wishes. They respond only to definite plans, backed by definite desires, through constant persistence.

By failing to prepare, you are preparing to fail.

I will prepare and some day my chance will come.

Don't wait to be successful at some future point. Have a successful relationship with the present moment and be fully present in whatever you are doing. That is success.

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

Good actions give strength to ourselves and inspire good actions in others.

The leader of genius must have the ability to make different opponents appear as if they belonged to one category.

Success is most often achieved by those who don't know that failure is inevitable.

Kill my boss? Do I dare live out the American dream?

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

He who will not economize will have to agonize.

Moving from chair to chair, from coffee machine to coffee machine is the limit of my action in most films. But I enjoy being cast in them because I love watching them.

Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work.

I readily absorb ideas from every source, frequently starting where the last person left off

Change yourself and your work will seem different.

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