Without work, all life goes rotten, but when work is soulless, life stifles and dies.

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

To be clever enough to get all that money, one must be stupid enough to want it.

Innovation distinguishes between a leader and a follower.

Don't spend time beating on a wall, hoping to transform it into a door.

I don't believe people die from hard work. They die from stress and worry and fear -- the negative emotions. Those are the killers, not hard work. The fact is, in our society today, most people don't understand what hard work is all about.

Develop success from failures. Discouragement and failure are two of the surest stepping stones to success.

If everyone is moving forward together, then success takes care of itself.

The painter has the Universe in his mind and hands.

If you don't have time to do it right, when will you have the time to do it over?

You reach a point where you don't work for money.

I am easily satisfied with the very best.

Those who vote decide nothing. Those who count the vote decide everything.

I fear not the man who has practiced 10,000 kicks once, but I fear the man who had practiced one kick 10,000 times.

Anticipate the difficult by managing the easy

Apply yourself both now and in the next life. Without effort, you cannot be prosperous. Though the land be good, You cannot have an abundant crop without cultivation.

The term 'serious actor' is kind of an oxymoron, isn't it? [Like] 'Republican party' [or] 'airplane food'.

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

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

Please all, and you will please none.

Speak softly and carry a big stick; you will go far.