There are many ways of going forward, but only one way of standing still.

Inspiration exists, but it has to find you working.

The man who is swimming against the stream knows the strength of it.

There is nothing impossible to him who will try.

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

Ability may get you to the top, but it takes character to keep you there.

If I had eight hours to chop down a tree, I'd spend six hours sharpening my axe.

The majority of people who fail to accumulate money sufficient for their needs are, generally, easily influenced by the opinion of others.

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

The role of the artist is to ask questions, not answer them.

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

To solve any problem, here are three questions to ask yourself: First, what could I do? Second, what could I read? And third, who could I ask?

Good things happen to those who hustle.

Tell the audience what you're going to say, say it; then tell them what you've said.

Well done is better than well said.

Don't spend time beating on a wall, hoping to transform it into a door.

It is amazing how much can be accomplished if no one cares who gets the credit.

Take time to deliberate, but when the time for action comes, stop thinking and go in.

Action is the foundational key to all success.

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.

Success is a lousy teacher. It seduces smart people into thinking they can't lose.