Practice does not make perfect. Perfect practice makes perfect.

It is the set of the sails, not the direction of the wind that determines which way we will go.

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

From each according to his abilities, to each according to his needs.

It's fine to celebrate success but it is more important to heed the lessons of failure.

Be interesting, be enthusiastic... and don't talk too much.

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

I'm a greater believer in luck, and I find the harder I work the more I have of it

Good things happen to those who hustle.

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

Success comes to those who become success conscious. Failure comes to those who indifferently allow themselves to become failure conscious.

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

If you think of yourselves as helpless and ineffectual, it is certain that you will create a despotic government to be your master. The wise despot, therefore, maintains among his subjects a popular sense that they are helpless and ineffectual.

Many people would no more think of entering journalism than the sewage business - which at least does us all some good.

True progress quietly and persistently moves along without notice.

Genius is eternal patience.

Fake it until you make it.

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

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

It’s not about what it is, it’s about what it can become.

The secret of success is constancy to purpose.