Genius is eternal patience.

Dictionary is the only place that success comes before work. Hard work is the price we must pay for success. I think you can accomplish anything if you're willing to pay the price.

Dad, you've done a lot of great things, but you're a very old man, and old people are useless.

If your business is only to sweep a crossing, remember it is your duty to make that crossing the best swept of the world.

Ability may get you to the top, but it takes character to keep you there.

Be interesting, be enthusiastic... and don't talk too much.

Deadlines just aren't real to me until I'm staring one in the face.

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.

A person who never made a mistake never tried anything new.

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 those whom much is given, much is expected.

If you can't make it good, at least make it look good.

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

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.

It is easier for a tutor to command than to teach.

I have not failed. I've just found 10,000 ways that won't work.

Chop your own wood and it will warm you twice

The destination of the seeker… depends on the road he takes.

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

The only 'break' anyone can afford to rely upon is a self-made 'break'.

But Marge, what if we chose the wrong religion? Each week we just make God madder and madder.