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

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

Nothing is particularly hard if you divide it into small jobs

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

The majority of people who fail to accumulate money sufficient for their needs are, generally, easily influenced by the opinion of others.

Thought, backed by strong desire, has a tendency to transmute itself into its physical equivalent.

Any fact facing us is not as important as our attitude toward it, for that determines our success or failure

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

By failing to prepare, you are preparing to fail.

A man paints with his brains and not with his hands.

I'm not the smartest fellow in the world, but I can sure pick smart colleagues.

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

There is nothing impossible to him who will try.

It is your decisions, and not your conditions, that determine your destiny.

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

The painter has the Universe in his mind and hands.

Hell, there are no rules here - we're trying to accomplish something.

Develop success from failures. Discouragement and failure are two of the surest stepping stones to success.

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

Chop your own wood and it will warm you twice

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