The superior man understands what is right; the inferior man understands what will sell.

The secret of success in life is for a man to be ready for his opportunity when it comes.

As you start to walk out on the way, the way appears.

The way to get started is to quit talking and begin doing.

The term 'serious actor' is kind of an oxymoron, isn't it? [Like] 'Republican party' [or] 'airplane food'.

I do not like to repeat successes, I like to go on to other things.

Obstacles are those frightful things you see when you take your eyes off your goals.

Good things happen to those who hustle.

Vision without execution is just hallucination.

Earning happiness means doing good and working, not speculating and being lazy. Laziness may look inviting, but only work gives you true satisfaction.

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

Develop success from failures. Discouragement and failure are two of the surest stepping stones to success.

Well done is better than well said.

The greatest leader is not necessarily the one who does the greatest things. He is the one that gets the people to do the greatest things.

Success is liking yourself, liking what you do, and liking how you do it.

Why, look at me. I've worked my way up from nothing to a state of extreme poverty.

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

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.

Inspiration exists, but it has to find you working.

If I have ever made any valuable discoveries, it has been due more to patient attention, than to any other talent.

For the bureaucrat, the world is a mere object to be manipulated by him.