This is the real secret of life - to be completely engaged with what you are doing in the here and now. And instead of calling it work, realize it is play.
The world does not pay men for that which they 'know'. It pays them for what they do, or induce others to do.
One must be sane to think clearly, but one can think deeply and be quite insane.
By failing to prepare, you are preparing to fail.
It has been my observation that most people get ahead during the time that others waste
There is one weakness in people for which there is no remedy. It is the universal weakness of lack of ambition.
A lot of companies have chosen to downsize, and maybe that was the right thing for them. We chose a different path. Our belief was that if we kept putting great products in front of customers, they would continue to open their wallets.
I'm not the smartest fellow in the world, but I can sure pick smart colleagues.
If you treat people right they will treat you right - ninety percent of the time.
Few things are impossible to diligence and skill. Great works are performed not by strength, but perseverance.
The term 'serious actor' is kind of an oxymoron, isn't it? [Like] 'Republican party' [or] 'airplane food'.
Obstacles are those frightful things you see when you take your eyes off your goals.
Hell, there are no rules here - we're trying to accomplish something.
Success is neither magical nor mysterious. Success is the natural consequence of consistently applying the basic fundamentals.
Our greatest glory is not in never failing, but in rising up every time we fail.
I've always thought anyone can make money. Making a life worth living, that's the real test.
To copy others is necessary, but to copy oneself is pathetic
Success is doing ordinary things extraordinarily well.
Lisa, if you don't like your job you don't strike. You just go in every day and do it really half-assed. That's the American way.
For a man to conquer himself is the first and noblest of all victories.
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.
