Only you can control your future.

The superior man understands what is right; the inferior man understands what will sell.

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

Those who vote decide nothing. Those who count the vote decide everything.

Don't ever promise more than you can deliver, but always deliver more than you promise.

The production of too many useful things results in too many useless people.

The term 'serious actor' is kind of an oxymoron, isn't it? [Like] 'Republican party' [or] 'airplane food'.

No man can taste the fruits of autumn while he is delighting his scent with the flowers of spring.

Advertising is legalized lying.

If you are five minutes early, you are already ten minutes late.

There is little success where there is little laughter.

If you think your teacher is tough, wait until you get a boss. He doesn't have tenure.

One of the greatest discoveries a person makes, one of their great surprises, is to find they can do what they were afraid they couldn't do.

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.

It had long since come to my attention that people of accomplishment rarely sat back and let things happen to them. They went out and happened to things.

Always bear in mind that your own resolution to succeed is more important than any other.

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

Art calls for complete mastery of techniques, developed by reflection within the soul.

If you're trying to create a company, it's like baking a cake. You have to have all the ingredients in the right proportion.

Success is steady progress toward one's personal goals

If it's me against 48, I feel sorry for the 48.