Without work, all life goes rotten, but when work is soulless, life stifles and dies.

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.

At least with me, the match starts much, much earlier than the actual match.

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

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

Purity, patience, and perseverance are the three essentials to success and, above all, love.

The superior man understands what is right; the inferior man understands what will sell.

One of the main weaknesses of mankind is the average man's familiarity with the word 'impossible'.

The more you are in this business, the more humbled by it you become.

I will prepare and some day my chance will come.

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.'

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

A holding company is the people you give your money to while you're being searched.

I hope that I may always desire more than I can accomplish.

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.

Genius is eternal patience.

Make them laugh, make them cry, and back to laughter. What do people go to the theatre for? An emotional exercise. I am a servant of the people. I have never forgotten that.

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

You can observe a lot just by watching.

Speak softly and carry a big stick; you will go far.

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