The world does not pay men for that which they 'know'. It pays them for what they do, or induce others to do.

Thinking is the hardest work there is, which is probably the reason so few engage in it.

Fake it until you make it.

Chop your own wood and it will warm you twice

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

Inspiration exists, but it has to find you working.

True progress quietly and persistently moves along without notice.

Be quick, but don't hurry.

Don't be afraid to give your best to what seemingly are small jobs. Every time you conquer one it makes you that much stronger. If you do the little jobs well, the big ones will tend to take care of themselves.

You can't make souffle rise twice.

I don't believe people die from hard work. They die from stress and worry and fear -- the negative emotions. Those are the killers, not hard work. The fact is, in our society today, most people don't understand what hard work is all about.

Moving from chair to chair, from coffee machine to coffee machine is the limit of my action in most films. But I enjoy being cast in them because I love watching them.

Don't ever promise more than you can deliver, but always deliver more than you promise.

Anticipate the difficult by managing the easy

The difference between a successful person and others is not a lack of strength, not a lack of knowledge, but rather a lack in will.

To those whom much is given, much is expected.

I've always found the second book in a series is the hardest to write.

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

What I cannot create, I do not understand.

If you aim at nothing, you will hit it every time.

Good things happen to those who hustle.