Isn't it amazing how much stuff we get done the day before vacation?

Motivation is the fuel, necessary to keep the human engine running.

Motivation gets you going and habit gets you there.

Your attitude, not your aptitude, will determine your altitude.

Remember that failure is an event, not a person.

There is no elevator to success. You have to take the stairs.

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

When obstacles arise, you change your direction to reach your goal; you do not change your decision to get there.

Until you are happy with who you are, you will never be happy with what you have.

F-E-A-R has two meanings: 'Forget Everything And Run' or 'Face Everything And Rise.' The choice is yours.

There is no elevator to success, you have to take the stairs.

It would seem that you have no useful skill or talent whatsoever, " he said. "Have you thought of going into teaching?

He shall spurn fate, scorn death, and bear His hopes 'bove wisdom, grace and fear:And you all know, securityIs mortals' chiefest enemy.

The one place where I can relax is on the golf course with my teammates and buddies, assuming I'm hitting the golf ball well. If I'm not, well, that is another story.

Do not be grand. Try to get the ordinary into your writing - breakfast tables rather than the solar system; Middletown today, not Mankind through the ages.

I don't think I'd call [mood] a major force, but it is important as far as hitting the right notes or nuances with a character or scene.

I think that America will not trust a party to defend America that isn't willing to defend itself.

My pet peeve is hearing a knock on the bathroom door followed by the familiar words, 'What are you doing in there?

I don't have a love life. I have a like life.

You may be surprised to discover you're rich, especially if you're broke.

You know, when you're an actor, you want to go to Hollywood. When you're a musician, you want to go to Nashville.