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.
It is amazing how much can be accomplished if no one cares who gets the credit.
Please all, and you will please none.
Success is steady progress toward one's personal goals
The painter has the Universe in his mind and hands.
If A is success in life, then A equals x plus y plus z. Work is x; y is play; and z is keeping your mouth shut.
The successful leader must be willing to assume responsibility for the mistakes and the shortcomings of his followers.
Make them laugh, make them cry, and back to laughter. What do people go to the theatre for? An emotional exercise. I am a servant of the people. I have never forgotten that.
Leadership and learning are indispensable to each other.
It is a cursed evil to any man to become as absorbed in any subject as I am in mine
We are trying to prove ourselves wrong as quickly as possible, because only in that way can we find progress.
Few things are impossible to diligence and skill. Great works are performed not by strength, but perseverance.
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 has been my observation that most people get ahead during the time that others waste
Success is having a flair for the thing that you are doing, knowing that is not enough, that you have got to have hard work and a sense of purpose.
Only you can control your future.
Ability may get you to the top, but it takes character to keep you there.
Be interesting, be enthusiastic... and don't talk too much.
Success is doing ordinary things extraordinarily well.
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?
All achievement, all earned riches, have their beginning in an idea.
