Deadlines just aren't real to me until I'm staring one in the face.

If we all did the things we are really capable of doing, we would literally astound ourselves

Talent is cheaper than table salt. What separates the talented individual from the successful one is a lot of hard work.

Pleasure in the job puts perfection in the work.

I am thankful to all those who said NO to me. It's because of them I did it myself.

And that is the reason why this victory is great, because different players have made contributions to the win.

Percentages are why I am rich.

Eighty percent of success is showing up.

Genius is eternal patience.

You must take personal responsibility. You cannot change the circumstances, the seasons, or the wind, but you can change yourself. That is something you have charge of.

One can have no smaller or greater mastery than mastery of oneself.

Formulate and stamp indelibly on your mind a mental picture of yourself as succeeding. Hold this picture tenaciously and never permit it to fade. Your mind will seek to develop this picture!

Every action has its pleasures and its price.

You can't make souffle rise twice.

When inspiration does not come to me, I go halfway to meet it.

I've always thought anyone can make money. Making a life worth living, that's the real test.

Dictionary is the only place that success comes before work. Hard work is the price we must pay for success. I think you can accomplish anything if you're willing to pay the price.

If you do not change direction, you may end up where you are heading.

Apply yourself both now and in the next life. Without effort, you cannot be prosperous. Though the land be good, You cannot have an abundant crop without cultivation.

Success is most often achieved by those who don't know that failure is inevitable.

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.