Take time to deliberate, but when the time for action comes, stop thinking and go in.

Success is steady progress toward one's personal goals

Success in life depends on action, that is, on what you do, and not what you Feel or think, and the price of success is hard work.

It has been my observation that most people get ahead during the time that others waste

Innovation distinguishes between a leader and a follower.

Chop your own wood and it will warm you twice

Apply yourself both now and in the next life. Without effort, you cannot be prosperous. Though the land be good, You cannot have an abundant crop without cultivation.

I readily absorb ideas from every source, frequently starting where the last person left off

Develop success from failures. Discouragement and failure are two of the surest stepping stones to success.

Fake it until you make it.

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

The role of the artist is to ask questions, not answer them.

We are trying to prove ourselves wrong as quickly as possible, because only in that way can we find progress.

What one has to do usually can be done.

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

I am thankful to all those who said NO to me. It's because of them I did it myself.

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

Dad, you've done a lot of great things, but you're a very old man, and old people are useless.

Nothing is particularly hard if you divide it into small jobs

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

Thought, backed by strong desire, has a tendency to transmute itself into its physical equivalent.