I can tell you without question that there is one key element that makes the difference between those who succeed and those who do not. That element is action.

Determination knows that you can do what it takes, even if that is hard or frightening, in order to achieve the goal you seek.

Do not allow your thoughts of what was to steal what can be.

Success-minded people know that the greatest enemy to today's success is yesterday's success.

Our attitude will determine what we will strive for, whom we will be, and how our life will turn out.

The secret to wealth is hard work and good management.

If someone tells you that you can achieve your dreams with little to no work, they are lying to you.

You must always think big while you start small.

The big thinking gives us vision, power and direction, but it is the small steps that are the action of the process.

It is today that tells you if you learned from yesterday, and if tomorrow is possible.

God in His perfect wisdom gave you power to control only one thing in the entire universe, and that is you.

Do you want to know who you are? Don't ask. Act! Action will delineate and define you.

The silent dog is the first to bite.

Maybe I can't act, but I know the gimmicks. I studied acting all my life and know what's good for me.

...I think he revalued everything in his house according to the measure of response it drew from her well-loved eyes.

Records must not be the focus and that's the most important thing. It mustn't come at the cost of the team.

Take prayer with you wherever you go. Say it anytime, and then focus your mind and heart on God.

Don’t tolerate any form of average. Don’t accept Dis-excellence. Don’t stand for mediocre. If you’re going to settle, then please settle for the absolute best.

For the last year his grandma had been slipping in and out of reality. One minute she was as clear as a bell and the next she was calling him Simon. Who was Simon? He had no idea.

It's also interesting to notice that most of the best Finnish speculative writers are women.