It had long since come to my attention that people of accomplishment rarely sat back and let things happen to them. They went out and happened to things.
For the bureaucrat, the world is a mere object to be manipulated by him.
Vision without execution is just hallucination.
All achievement, all earned riches, have their beginning in an idea.
I readily absorb ideas from every source, frequently starting where the last person left off
It is no use saying 'we are doing our best.' You have got to succeed in doing what is necessary.
Make them laugh, make them cry, and back to laughter. What do people go to the theatre for? An emotional exercise. I am a servant of the people. I have never forgotten that.
It is the set of the sails, not the direction of the wind that determines which way we will go.
A lot of companies have chosen to downsize, and maybe that was the right thing for them. We chose a different path. Our belief was that if we kept putting great products in front of customers, they would continue to open their wallets.
Coming together is the beginning. Keeping together is progress. Working together is success.
To be clever enough to get all that money, one must be stupid enough to want it.
To solve any problem, here are three questions to ask yourself: First, what could I do? Second, what could I read? And third, who could I ask?
There are many ways of going forward, but only one way of standing still.
Tell the audience what you're going to say, say it; then tell them what you've said.
The painter has the Universe in his mind and hands.
Real success can only come if there is a change in our societies and in our economics and in our politics.
If you think your teacher is tough, wait until you get a boss. He doesn't have tenure.
A person who never made a mistake never tried anything new.
The successful leader must be willing to assume responsibility for the mistakes and the shortcomings of his followers.
Get around people who have something of value to share with you. Their impact will continue to have a significant effect on your life long they have departed.
I never pick up an item without thinking of how I might improve it.