One of the greatest discoveries a person makes, one of their great surprises, is to find they can do what they were afraid they couldn't do.

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

What one has to do usually can be done.

Success is not to be pursued; it is to be attracted by the person you become

Real success can only come if there is a change in our societies and in our economics and in our politics.

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

The day science begins to study non-physical phenomena, it will make more progress in one decade than in all the previous centuries of its existence.

I never did a day's work in my life. It was all fun.

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

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

No one ever is defeated until defeat has been accepted as a reality.

If you're trying to create a company, it's like baking a cake. You have to have all the ingredients in the right proportion.

Success means we go to sleep at night knowing that our talents and ablities were used in a way that served others.

Get around people who have something of value to share with you. Their impact will continue to have a significant effect on your life long they have departed.

As you start to walk out on the way, the way appears.

True progress quietly and persistently moves along without notice.

The production of too many useful things results in too many useless people.

Chop your own wood and it will warm you twice

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

In the business world, the rearview mirror is always clearer than the windshield.

I believe in the Bible. I believe that all good things come from God. I don't believe I'd sing the way I do if God hadn't wanted me to.'