The successful leader must be willing to assume responsibility for the mistakes and the shortcomings of his followers.

Success is having a flair for the thing that you are doing, knowing that is not enough, that you have got to have hard work and a sense of purpose.

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

This is the real secret of life - to be completely engaged with what you are doing in the here and now. And instead of calling it work, realize it is play.

Success is a lousy teacher. It seduces smart people into thinking they can't lose.

Your most unhappy customers are your greatest source of learning.

Success is doing ordinary things extraordinarily well.

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

You don't get paid for the hour. You get paid for the value you bring to the hour.

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

Always bear in mind that your own resolution to succeed is more important than any other.

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.

You cannot change your destination overnight, but you can change your direction overnight

Pleasure in the job puts perfection in the work.

To invent, you need a good imagination and a pile of junk.

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

Our greatest glory is not in never failing, but in rising up every time we fail.

It's a terrible thing to look over your shoulder when you are trying to lead - and find no one there

Lisa, if you don't like your job you don't strike. You just go in every day and do it really half-assed. That's the American way.

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

Vision without execution is just hallucination.