I never pick up an item without thinking of how I might improve it.

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.

Listen if you want to be heard

Many people would no more think of entering journalism than the sewage business - which at least does us all some good.

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.

Thought, backed by strong desire, has a tendency to transmute itself into its physical equivalent.

Change yourself and your work will seem different.

The way to get started is to quit talking and begin doing.

Only you can control your future.

Art calls for complete mastery of techniques, developed by reflection within the soul.

If it's me against 48, I feel sorry for the 48.

The way to screw up somebody's life is to give them what they want.

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.

Whether it's Google or Apple or free software, we've got some fantastic competitors and it keeps us on our toes.

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

You don't have to be great to start, but you have to start to be great

Tell the audience what you're going to say, say it; then tell them what you've said.

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

It’s not about what it is, it’s about what it can become.

A man paints with his brains and not with his hands.