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

People refuse to take chances in business, because they fear the criticism which may follow if they fail.

Success is not to be pursued; it is to be attracted by the person you become

Many people would no more think of entering journalism than the sewage business - which at least does us all some good.

You never achieve success unless you like what you are doing.

I am easily satisfied with the very best.

I believe that anyone can conquer fear by doing the things he fears to do, provided he keeps doing them until he gets a record of successful experiences behind him.

There is one weakness in people for which there is no remedy. It is the universal weakness of lack of ambition.

The more you are in this business, the more humbled by it you become.

There is little success where there is little laughter.

One must be sane to think clearly, but one can think deeply and be quite insane.

It is amazing how much can be accomplished if no one cares who gets the credit.

Eighty percent of success is showing up.

Nothing will work unless you do.

It's fine to celebrate success but it is more important to heed the lessons of failure.

Success is neither magical nor mysterious. Success is the natural consequence of consistently applying the basic fundamentals.

One of the greatest discoveries a person makes, one of their great surprises, is to find they can do what they were afraid they couldn't do.

Thinking is the hardest work there is, which is probably the reason so few engage in it.

You can't make souffle rise twice.

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

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.