The whole secret of a successful life is to find out what is one's destiny to do, and then do it.

Innovation distinguishes between a leader and a follower.

Inspiration exists, but it has to find you working.

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

You can observe a lot just by watching.

If you aspire to the highest place, it is no disgrace to stop at the second, or even the third, place.

A person who never made a mistake never tried anything new.

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

Whether it's Google or Apple or free software, we've got some fantastic competitors and it keeps us on our toes.

I'm not the smartest fellow in the world, but I can sure pick smart colleagues.

It is hard to fail, but it is worse never to have tried to succeed.

The world does not pay men for that which they 'know'. It pays them for what they do, or induce others to do.

Our greatest glory is not in never failing, but in rising up every time we fail.

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

It is no use saying 'we are doing our best.' You have got to succeed in doing what is necessary.

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

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

Never make excuses. Your friends don't need them and your foes won't believe them.

Sell a man a fish, he eats for a day, teach a man how to fish, you ruin a wonderful business opportunity.

I don't like that man. I must get to know him better.

A good idea is never lost. Even though its originator or possessor may die without publicizing it, it will someday be reborn in the mind of another....