I learned to value the small transactions as well as the large.

The philosophy I shared... was one of ambition - ambition to succeed, ambition to grow, ambition to move forward - backed up by hard work.

For every mountain there is another one. The big question is if you reach the top of the mountain, what then? What do you do then? I suppose you die.

Invincible is never how I felt, but optimistic... yes.

I don't work for nothing. I'm entitled to get paid.

From morning when I wake up until I go to sleep, I am working. I go to bed and I want to switch off, but the brain doesn't switch off.

What is it to enjoy life? Sit at the beach? No. What it is is that you have to do something, you have be productive, make a contribution to the society, to the family, to yourself.

Imagination is more important than knowledge. Knowledge is limited. Imagination encircles the world.

Life is good, when you live in such a way to make it so

I've always had a talent for building businesses - and, importantly, for creating jobs. That's a talent America desperately needs.

There can be no freedom in the large sense of the word, no harmonious development, so long as mercenary and commercial considerations play an important part in the determination of personal conduct.

Think about the fool who by his virtue can be found in a most unusual situation playing jester to the clown.

You better educate yourself. You don't stand in the front of the line unless you're up there because you know everything that's involved.

Civility does not ...mean the mere outward gentleness of speech cultivated for the occasion, but an inborn gentleness and desire to do the opponent good.

True art takes note not merely of form but also of what lies behind.

I wrote for many years without showing my writing to anyone, because I was constantly comparing it to what I was reading. You have to compare yourself to the best and feel totally inadequate.

What incredible arrogance to believe that we limited human beings can destroy that which we cannot even begin to understand - much less create on our own - and that is earth and all of its glories.