When things go wrong don't go with them

Don't gamble; take all your savings and buy some good stock and hold it till it goes up, then sell it. If it don't go up, don't buy it.

Never make excuses. Your friends don't need them and your foes won't believe them.

Of all the things I've done, the most vital is coordinating those who work with me and aiming their efforts at a certain goal

Be a yardstick of quality. Some people aren't used to an environment where excellence is expected.

It is no use saying 'we are doing our best.' You have got to succeed in doing what is necessary.

If you wish success in life, make perseverance your bosom friend, experience your wise counselor, caution your elder brother and hope your guardian genius.

The best of artists has no conception that the marble alone does not contain within itself.

No man can taste the fruits of autumn while he is delighting his scent with the flowers of spring.

Art calls for complete mastery of techniques, developed by reflection within the soul.

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

Every action has its pleasures and its price.

To those whom much is given, much is expected.

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

I am easily satisfied with the very best.

All my life I've had one dream, to achieve my many goals.

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.

Chop your own wood and it will warm you twice

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

Percentages are why I am rich.

Inspiration exists, but it has to find you working.