I believe that anyone can conquer fear by doing the things he fears to do, provided he keeps doing them until he gets a record of successful experiences behind him.

Just because something doesn't do what you planned it to do doesn't mean it's useless.

The best of artists has no conception that the marble alone does not contain within itself.

With any part you play, there is a certain amount of yourself in it. There has to be, otherwise it's just not acting. It's lying.

Don't gamble; take all your savings and buy some good stock and hold it till it goes up, then sell it. If it don't go up, don't buy it.

Earning happiness means doing good and working, not speculating and being lazy. Laziness may look inviting, but only work gives you true satisfaction.

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

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

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.

It's a terrible thing to look over your shoulder when you are trying to lead - and find no one there

Real success can only come if there is a change in our societies and in our economics and in our politics.

If you're bored with life, if you don't get up every morning with a burning desire to do things, you don't have enough goals.

You may have to fight a battle more than once to win it.

Without work, all life goes rotten, but when work is soulless, life stifles and dies.

We struggle with the complexities and avoid the simplicities.

Discipline is the bridge between goals and accomplishment.

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

Of all the things I've done, the most vital is coordinating those who work with me and aiming their efforts at a certain goal

If you are not willing to risk the unusual, you will have to settle for the ordinary.

I don't believe people die from hard work. They die from stress and worry and fear -- the negative emotions. Those are the killers, not hard work. The fact is, in our society today, most people don't understand what hard work is all about.