Nothing is particularly hard if you divide it into small jobs

I do know that when I am 60, I should be attempting to achieve different personal goals than those which had priority at age 20.

I'm a greater believer in luck, and I find the harder I work the more I have of it

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

The only 'break' anyone can afford to rely upon is a self-made 'break'.

There is one weakness in people for which there is no remedy. It is the universal weakness of lack of ambition.

The term 'serious actor' is kind of an oxymoron, isn't it? [Like] 'Republican party' [or] 'airplane food'.

I don't want to achieve immortality through my work... I want to achieve it through not dying.

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

Success is liking yourself, liking what you do, and liking how you do it.

Talent hits a target no one else can hit; Genius hits a target no one else can see.

Work does not kill a man, it is worry, irregularity and uncertainty that kill.

For the bureaucrat, the world is a mere object to be manipulated by him.

The destination of the seeker… depends on the road he takes.

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

You reach a point where you don't work for money.

Let others lead small lives, but not you. Let others argue over small things, but not you. Let others cry over small hurts, but not you. Let others leave their future in someone else's hands, but not you.

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

The leader of genius must have the ability to make different opponents appear as if they belonged to one category.

You've got to be very careful if you don't know where you're going, because you might not get there.

You can observe a lot just by watching.