If I had eight hours to chop down a tree, I'd spend six hours sharpening my axe.
If we all did the things we are really capable of doing, we would literally astound ourselves
Good things happen to those who hustle.
Pleasure in the job puts perfection in the work.
Eighty percent of success is showing up.
Apple's market share is bigger than BMW's or Mercedes's or Porsche's in the automotive market. What's wrong with being BMW or Mercedes?
Inspiration exists, but it has to find you working.
When things go wrong don't go with them
And that is the reason why this victory is great, because different players have made contributions to the win.
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 secret of success in life is for a man to be ready for his opportunity when it comes.
It is a cursed evil to any man to become as absorbed in any subject as I am in mine
The leader of genius must have the ability to make different opponents appear as if they belonged to one category.
Success is not to be pursued; it is to be attracted by the person you become
The finest task for an Engineer – to survey, to plan, to suggest resources and material, assemble them for task in hand, implement and produce results.
Listen if you want to be heard
There is nothing impossible to him who will try.
Many people would no more think of entering journalism than the sewage business - which at least does us all some good.
It's fine to celebrate success but it is more important to heed the lessons of failure.
I hope that I may always desire more than I can accomplish.
Why, look at me. I've worked my way up from nothing to a state of extreme poverty.