Real success can only come if there is a change in our societies and in our economics and in our politics.

Get around people who have something of value to share with you. Their impact will continue to have a significant effect on your life long they have departed.

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

Most people spend more time and energy going around problems than in trying to solve them.

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

Don't be afraid to give your best to what seemingly are small jobs. Every time you conquer one it makes you that much stronger. If you do the little jobs well, the big ones will tend to take care of themselves.

The destination of the seeker… depends on the road he takes.

The successful leader must plan his work and work his plan.

Many people would no more think of entering journalism than the sewage business - which at least does us all some good.

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

The best way to destroy an enemy is to make him a friend.

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

Advertising is legalized lying.

All my life I've had one dream, to achieve my many goals.

True progress quietly and persistently moves along without notice.

There is nothing impossible to him who will try.

Be interesting, be enthusiastic... and don't talk too much.

Why, look at me. I've worked my way up from nothing to a state of extreme poverty.

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

A great secret of success is to go through life as a man who never gets used up.

When asked, 'How do you write?' I invariably answer, 'one word at a time.'