Let others lead small lives, but not you. Let others argue over small things, but not you. Let others cry over small hurts, but not you. Let others leave their future in someone else's hands, but not you.
You cannot change your destination overnight, but you can change your direction overnight
No man needs sympathy because he has to work, because he has a burden to carry. Far and away the best prize that life offers is the chance to work hard at work worth doing.
Vision without execution is just hallucination.
Pleasure in the job puts perfection in the work.
There is little success where there is little laughter.
When asked, 'How do you write?' I invariably answer, 'one word at a time.'
It is hard to fail, but it is worse never to have tried to succeed.
If you're trying to create a company, it's like baking a cake. You have to have all the ingredients in the right proportion.
Lisa, if you don't like your job you don't strike. You just go in every day and do it really half-assed. That's the American way.
I've always found the second book in a series is the hardest to write.
Because ideas have to be original only with regard to their adaptation to the problem at hand, I am always extremely interested in how others have used them...
You've got to be very careful if you don't know where you're going, because you might not get there.
Few things are impossible to diligence and skill. Great works are performed not by strength, but perseverance.
No one ever is defeated until defeat has been accepted as a reality.
The leader of genius must have the ability to make different opponents appear as if they belonged to one category.
If everyone is moving forward together, then success takes care of itself.
If you wish success in life, make perseverance your bosom friend, experience your wise counselor, caution your elder brother and hope your guardian genius.
If you think your teacher is tough, wait until you get a boss. He doesn't have tenure.
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
Change yourself and your work will seem different.
