My own success was attended by quite a few failures along the way. But I refused to make the biggest mistake of all: worrying too much about making mistakes.

A successful person realizes his personal responsibility for self-motivation. He starts with himself because he possesses the key to his own ignition switch.

I like to work half a day. I don't care of it's the first twelve hours or the second twelve hurs. I just put in my half every day. It keeps me out of trouble.

Remember, a person who wins success may have been counted out many times before. He wins because he refuses to give up.

Work only a half a day. It makes no difference which half-the first 12 hours or the last 12 hours.

The most successful people are those who take pride in their work, pride in their family It is great to attain wealth, but money is really just one way - and hardly the best way - to keep score.

The best surprise is no surprise.

Sometimes the first step is the hardest: coming up with an idea. Coming up with an idea should be like sitting on a pin-it should make you jump up and do something.

Put opportunity ahead of security.

Work is the master key that opens the door to all opportunities.

I like to work half a day. I don't care if it is the first 12 hours or the second 12 hours.

Isn't life, ' she stammered, 'isn't life--' But what life was she couldn't explain. No matter. He quite understood.'Isn't it, darling?' said Laurie.

Those who understand the true nature of humanity are always loners

I've always had this in a kind of worst-case dark imagination. I want to know what the dark form in the window is. I want to know what the noise under the staircase is.

I can be maternal with my friends.

Because celebrities' lives are so visible, I think it makes it look lighter than it is.

Crisis is the rallying cry of the tyrant.

I have not the pleasure of understanding you.

It is very risky. But each time a child opens a book, he pushes open the gate that separates him from Elsewhere.

If we achieve our sustainability targets and no one else follows, we will have failed.

If we look at our attitudes consistently and work out the logical implications we're on the road to moral progress, moral understanding.