Great work requires great and persistent effort for a long time. … Character has to be established through a thousand stumbles.
Effort only fully releases its reward after a person refuses to quit.
We are what our thoughts have made us; so take care about what you think. Words are secondary. Thoughts live; they travel far.
After climbing a great hill, one only finds that there are many more hills to climb.
Everything you want is out there waiting for you to ask. Everything you want also wants you. But you have to take action to get it.
The people who were trying to make this world worse are not taking the day off. Why should I?
One person with a belief is equal to a force of ninety-nine who have only interests.
Do not worry about holding high position; worry rather about playing your proper role.
People who say it cannot be done should not interrupt those who are doing it.
Some people regard discipline as a chore. For me, it is a kind of order that sets me free to fly.
For every man there exists a bait which he cannot resist swallowing.
I dream my painting and I paint my dream.
The way to become rich is to put all your eggs in one basket and then watch that basket.
If you want creative workers, give them enough time to play.
Imagination is everything. It is the preview of life's coming attractions.
Know thyself.
It's not the load that breaks you down, it's the way you carry it.
All thinking men are atheists.
Change the way you look at things and the things you look at change.
Plan your work - work your plan. Lack of system produces that 'I'm swamped' feeling.
There is nothing in a caterpillar that tells you it's going to be a butterfly.