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

The man who is swimming against the stream knows the strength of it.

There is nothing impossible to him who will try.

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

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

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

It is better to serve like steel than rust and wither away like iron.

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

With any part you play, there is a certain amount of yourself in it. There has to be, otherwise it's just not acting. It's lying.

Earning happiness means doing good and working, not speculating and being lazy. Laziness may look inviting, but only work gives you true satisfaction.

Riches do not respond to wishes. They respond only to definite plans, backed by definite desires, through constant persistence.

Workers of the world unite; you have nothing to lose but your chains.

Nothing is particularly hard if you divide it into small jobs

A good idea is never lost. Even though its originator or possessor may die without publicizing it, it will someday be reborn in the mind of another....

If you wish success in life, make perseverance your bosom friend, experience your wise counselor, caution your elder brother and hope your guardian genius.

It is the set of the sails, not the direction of the wind that determines which way we will go.

Practice does not make perfect. Perfect practice makes perfect.

It is a cursed evil to any man to become as absorbed in any subject as I am in mine

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

What one has to do usually can be done.

By failing to prepare, you are preparing to fail.