No man ever achieved worthwhile success who did not, at one time or other, find himself with at least one foot hanging well over the brink of failure.

I readily absorb ideas from every source, frequently starting where the last person left off

For a man to conquer himself is the first and noblest of all victories.

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

Be quick, but don't hurry.

I have not failed. I've just found 10,000 ways that won't work.

Without a humble but reasonable confidence in your own powers you cannot be successful or happy.

Success is doing ordinary things extraordinarily well.

Find out what you really love to do, and then find a way to make a good living doing it.

One of the main weaknesses of mankind is the average man's familiarity with the word 'impossible'.

Personally, I enjoy working about 18 hours a day. Besides the short catnaps I take each day, I average about four to five hours of sleep per night.

Thinking is the hardest work there is, which is probably the reason so few engage in it.

Discipline is the bridge between goals and accomplishment.

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

You can only become truly accomplished at something you love. Dont make money your goal. Instead pursue the things you love doing and then do them so well that people cant take their eyes off of you.

It is easier for a tutor to command than to teach.

A holding company is the people you give your money to while you're being searched.

In the business world, the rearview mirror is always clearer than the windshield.

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

Kill my boss? Do I dare live out the American dream?

The way to screw up somebody's life is to give them what they want.