I never pick up an item without thinking of how I might improve it.
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.
If you are not willing to risk the unusual, you will have to settle for the ordinary.
No one ever is defeated until defeat has been accepted as a reality.
I hope that I may always desire more than I can accomplish.
No business which depends for existence on paying less than living wages to its workers has any right to continue in this country
There is one weakness in people for which there is no remedy. It is the universal weakness of lack of ambition.
Earning happiness means doing good and working, not speculating and being lazy. Laziness may look inviting, but only work gives you true satisfaction.
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.
Rich people have small TVs and big libraries, and poor people have small libraries and big TVs.
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.
It's a terrible thing to look over your shoulder when you are trying to lead - and find no one there
Every action has its pleasures and its price.
The successful leader must be willing to assume responsibility for the mistakes and the shortcomings of his followers.
If you don't have time to do it right, when will you have the time to do it over?
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.
Success is not the key to happiness. Happiness is the key to success. If you love what you are doing, you will be successful.
Art calls for complete mastery of techniques, developed by reflection within the soul.
Listen if you want to be heard
I will prepare and some day my chance will come.
The role of the artist is to ask questions, not answer them.
