I believe that anyone can conquer fear by doing the things he fears to do, provided he keeps doing them until he gets a record of successful experiences behind him.
It is better to serve like steel than rust and wither away like iron.
If you aim at nothing, you will hit it every time.
No tears in the writer, no tears in the reader. No surprise in the writer, no surprise in the reader.
Personally, I enjoy working about 18 hours a day. Besides the short catnaps I take each day, I average about four to five hours of sleep per night.
Eighty percent of success is showing up.
I do know that when I am 60, I should be attempting to achieve different personal goals than those which had priority at age 20.
I am thankful to all those who said NO to me. It's because of them I did it myself.
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....
It is the set of the sails, not the direction of the wind that determines which way we will go.
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.'
There is but one dependable method of accumulating and legally holding riches, and that is by rendering useful service.
Because ideas have to be original only with regard to their adaptation to the problem at hand, I am always extremely interested in how others have used them...
The term 'serious actor' is kind of an oxymoron, isn't it? [Like] 'Republican party' [or] 'airplane food'.
Talent is cheaper than table salt. What separates the talented individual from the successful one is a lot of hard work.
Success is having a flair for the thing that you are doing, knowing that is not enough, that you have got to have hard work and a sense of purpose.
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.
I never pick up an item without thinking of how I might improve it.
People refuse to take chances in business, because they fear the criticism which may follow if they fail.
To those whom much is given, much is expected.
Change yourself and your work will seem different.