You reach a point where you don't work for money.

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

You don't have to be great to start, but you have to start to be great

Once you start a working on something, don't be afraid of failure and don't abandon it. People who work sincerely are the happiest.

Listen if you want to be heard

I've always found the second book in a series is the hardest to write.

The painter has the Universe in his mind and hands.

If youre in the luckiest one per cent of humanity, you owe it to the rest of humanity to think about the other 99 per cent.

The man who is swimming against the stream knows the strength of it.

A good objective of leadership is to help those who are doing poorly to do well and to help those who are doing well to do even better.

By failing to prepare, you are preparing to fail.

Anticipate the difficult by managing the easy

I believe in the Bible. I believe that all good things come from God. I don't believe I'd sing the way I do if God hadn't wanted me to.'

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

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.

Success is most often achieved by those who don't know that failure is inevitable.

Good actions give strength to ourselves and inspire good actions in others.

Don't be afraid to give your best to what seemingly are small jobs. Every time you conquer one it makes you that much stronger. If you do the little jobs well, the big ones will tend to take care of themselves.

You don't get paid for the hour. You get paid for the value you bring to the hour.

A man paints with his brains and not with his hands.

When you play, play hard; when you work, don't play at all.