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

There are many ways of going forward, but only one way of standing still.

I have not failed. I've just found 10,000 ways that won't work.

For a man to conquer himself is the first and noblest of all victories.

Speak softly and carry a big stick; you will go far.

If you are the master be sometimes blind, if you are the servant be sometimes deaf.

I don't like that man. I must get to know him better.

Lisa, if you don't like your job you don't strike. You just go in every day and do it really half-assed. That's the American way.

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

Success is not the key to happiness. Happiness is the key to success. If you love what you are doing, you will be successful.

No one ever is defeated until defeat has been accepted as a reality.

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

Sell a man a fish, he eats for a day, teach a man how to fish, you ruin a wonderful business opportunity.

I've always thought anyone can make money. Making a life worth living, that's the real test.

Nothing will work unless you do.

It is better to serve like steel than rust and wither away like iron.

Success is a lousy teacher. It seduces smart people into thinking they can't lose.

Without a sense of urgency, desire loses its value.

Fake it until you make it.

Practice does not make perfect. Perfect practice makes perfect.

Work and worship are necessary to take away the veil, to lift off the bondage and illusion.