It is wise to consider a matter carefully before jumping in carelessly.

Let your ambitions fly, let nothing hold you back.

There will always be rough days and easy ones. Like a ship, we must sail through both.

Communication succeeds when you make others understand you clearly, and they make you understand them clearly.

Companies don't succeed, people do. Companies don't fail, people do.

Why start something that you won’t see to the end? You need to finish what you start!

The only instance where five purely-negative words have had a highly positive, motivational impact, are Winston Churchill's "Never, Never, Never, Never Give-Up".

It is not over, unless you stop trying.

If you believe all those who are urging you to give up are wrong, prove them wrong!

Once you “believe” that you can do it and do take the first step forward, stop doubting yourself.

Competition in business is a blessing, for without it, we wouldn’t be motivated to improve.

I used to be Autumn Winters, daughter of an actress and an architect. I had been one of three living in this home, but now I was just Autumn Winters, and I was alone.

It's very difficult to be different from the rest of the crowd the majority of the time, which by definition is what you're doing if you're a successful trader.

Hey, Hank, I notice all the women around your place lately ... good looking stuff; you're doing all right." "Sam," I say, "that's not true; I am one of God's most lonely men.

CIA Director George Tenet has now testified before the 9/11 commission and he said we are still making the same dumb mistakes, like leaving memos on the President's desk.

I don't think art is in danger of dissolution or disappearance, and we don't trust enough in its ability and power to create critical consciousness as much as we think we do.

Every poet has trembled on the verge of science.

When people ask what you do, tell them you're a writer. Put yourself on the line. Make a commitment.

I am proud to be a Southerner. I think Southern hospitality is very... I don't think it's just a term. I think it really exists. You can come to Savannah, and the people are so sweet and so nice.

It is bad advice that cannot be changed.

Good luck tended to avoid me.