We are trying to prove ourselves wrong as quickly as possible, because only in that way can we find progress.

Any fact facing us is not as important as our attitude toward it, for that determines our success or failure

Find out what you really love to do, and then find a way to make a good living doing it.

One of the main weaknesses of mankind is the average man's familiarity with the word 'impossible'.

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.

Most people spend more time and energy going around problems than in trying to solve them.

Many are stubborn in pursuit of the path they have chosen, few in pursuit of the goal.

Don't spend time beating on a wall, hoping to transform it into a door.

There is nothing more difficult to carry out, nor more doubtful of success, nor more dangerous to handle, that to institute a new order of things

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

You can observe a lot just by watching.

If you treat people right they will treat you right - ninety percent of the time.

Pleasure in the job puts perfection in the work.

I don't want to achieve immortality through my work... I want to achieve it through not dying.

With any part you play, there is a certain amount of yourself in it. There has to be, otherwise it's just not acting. It's lying.

Innovation distinguishes between a leader and a follower.

If I had eight hours to chop down a tree, I'd spend six hours sharpening my axe.

Without a sense of urgency, desire loses its value.

If you are not willing to risk the unusual, you will have to settle for the ordinary.

Eighty percent of success is showing up.

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