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

Most people spend more time and energy going around problems than in trying to solve them.

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

Deadlines just aren't real to me until I'm staring one in the face.

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

Effective communication is 20% what you know and 80% how you feel about what you know.

A creative man is motivated by the desire to achieve, not by the desire to beat others.

The successful leader must plan his work and work his plan.

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

Success is neither magical nor mysterious. Success is the natural consequence of consistently applying the basic fundamentals.

If you think your teacher is tough, wait until you get a boss. He doesn't have tenure.

Action is the foundational key to all success.

If you can't make it good, at least make it look good.

Don't spend time beating on a wall, hoping to transform it into a door.

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

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

Dictionary is the only place that success comes before work. Hard work is the price we must pay for success. I think you can accomplish anything if you're willing to pay the price.

He who will not economize will have to agonize.

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

If A is success in life, then A equals x plus y plus z. Work is x; y is play; and z is keeping your mouth shut.

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