I had no ambition to make a fortune. Mere money-making has never been my goal, I had an ambition to build.

Don't be afraid to give up the good to go for the great.

I never would have been able to tithe the first million dollars I ever made if I had not tithed my first salary, which was $1.50 per week.

Success comes from keeping the ears open and the mouth closed

I was early taught to work as well as play. My life has been one long, happy holiday; Full of work and full of play- I dropped the worry on the way- And God was good to me everyday.

I always tried to turn every disaster into an opportunity.

I would rather hire a man with enthusiasm, than a man who knows everything.

Every right implies a responsibility; Every opportunity, an obligation, Every possession, a duty.

If you want to succeed you should strike out on new paths, rather than travel the worn paths of accepted success.

Singleness of purpose is one of the chief essentials for success in life, no matter what may be one's aim.

The secret of success is to do the common things uncommonly well.

A lonely day is God's way of saying that he wants to spend some quality time with you.

Familiarity is a magician that is cruel to beauty but kind to ugliness.

I doubted myself for a long time... I'm comfortable not using my vision. I weave around my problems.

People must believe what they can, and those who believe more must not be hard upon those who believe less. I doubt if you would have believed it all yourself if you hadn't seen some of it.

The Blossoms and leaves in plenty From the apple tree fall each day; The merry breezes approach them, And with them merrily play.

I look at modeling as something I'm doing for black people in general.

The moral sense is a natural faculty in us like the sense of smell or of touch.

When we have no room for the Word of God in our lives we have no room for success.

New York is a special place; it's a city that I love.

I must have a drink of breakfast.