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.
Most people spend more time and energy going around problems than in trying to solve them.
You can't make souffle rise twice.
I am thankful to all those who said NO to me. It's because of them I did it myself.
Earning happiness means doing good and working, not speculating and being lazy. Laziness may look inviting, but only work gives you true satisfaction.
Speak softly and carry a big stick; you will go far.
There are many ways of going forward, but only one way of standing still.
I believe in the Bible. I believe that all good things come from God. I don't believe I'd sing the way I do if God hadn't wanted me to.'
No man ever achieved worthwhile success who did not, at one time or other, find himself with at least one foot hanging well over the brink of failure.
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.
The whole secret of a successful life is to find out what is one's destiny to do, and then do it.
Don't gamble; take all your savings and buy some good stock and hold it till it goes up, then sell it. If it don't go up, don't buy it.
It's fine to celebrate success but it is more important to heed the lessons of failure.
Thought, backed by strong desire, has a tendency to transmute itself into its physical equivalent.
Boredom is one of the most blissful feelings.
If we all did the things we are really capable of doing, we would literally astound ourselves
The role of the artist is to ask questions, not answer them.
The superior man understands what is right; the inferior man understands what will sell.
There is but one dependable method of accumulating and legally holding riches, and that is by rendering useful service.
No tears in the writer, no tears in the reader. No surprise in the writer, no surprise in the reader.
The leader of genius must have the ability to make different opponents appear as if they belonged to one category.
