If we all did the things we are really capable of doing, we would literally astound ourselves

Tell the audience what you're going to say, say it; then tell them what you've said.

To know what people really think, pay regard to what they do, rather than what they say.

Innovation distinguishes between a leader and a follower.

I readily absorb ideas from every source, frequently starting where the last person left off

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

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

If it's me against 48, I feel sorry for the 48.

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

The only 'break' anyone can afford to rely upon is a self-made 'break'.

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

There are many ways of going forward, but only one way of standing still.

And that is the reason why this victory is great, because different players have made contributions to the win.

Kill my boss? Do I dare live out the American dream?

Only you can control your future.

No man needs sympathy because he has to work, because he has a burden to carry. Far and away the best prize that life offers is the chance to work hard at work worth doing.

The secret of success is constancy to purpose.

It is amazing how much can be accomplished if no one cares who gets the credit.

Don't spend time beating on a wall, hoping to transform it into a door.

Please all, and you will please none.

Listen if you want to be heard