We are trying to prove ourselves wrong as quickly as possible, because only in that way can we find progress.
You gain strength, courage and confidence by every experience in which you really stop to look fear in the face.... You must do the thing you think you cannot do.
Apply yourself both now and in the next life. Without effort, you cannot be prosperous. Though the land be good, You cannot have an abundant crop without cultivation.
It is the set of the sails, not the direction of the wind that determines which way we will go.
A creative man is motivated by the desire to achieve, not by the desire to beat others.
I don't like that man. I must get to know him better.
I have far more respect for the person with a single idea who gets there than for the person with a thousand ideas who does nothing
If your business is only to sweep a crossing, remember it is your duty to make that crossing the best swept of the world.
Our fatigue is often caused not by work, but by worry, frustration and resentment
You never achieve success unless you like what you are doing.
If I have ever made any valuable discoveries, it has been due more to patient attention, than to any other talent.
Don't mistake activity with achievement.
The best way to destroy an enemy is to make him a friend.
You can't just ask customers what they want and then try to give that to them. By the time you get it built, they'll want something new.
I`d like to live as a poor man with lots of money.
Kill my boss? Do I dare live out the American dream?
All my life I've had one dream, to achieve my many goals.
With any part you play, there is a certain amount of yourself in it. There has to be, otherwise it's just not acting. It's lying.
Let others lead small lives, but not you. Let others argue over small things, but not you. Let others cry over small hurts, but not you. Let others leave their future in someone else's hands, but not you.
Without work, all life goes rotten, but when work is soulless, life stifles and dies.
Talent is cheaper than table salt. What separates the talented individual from the successful one is a lot of hard work.