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

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.

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

The way to make money is to buy when blood is running in the streets.

Your calling is to serve people and humanity with this gift

I never thought that freedom would feel so much like grief.

Most original viewers of the Mickey Mouse Club didn't face the crush of family and social problems children have today.

It's a mining town in lotus land.

There is an educational cliff we are walking over right this very second.

Liszt's so-called piano music is nothing but Chopin and brandy.

I think writers are prone to hyperbole sometimes.

I wish you would grow to the understanding that you choose heterosexuality.

Beggars market their incapacity.

Writers can write to affirm and to celebrate, or they can write to debunk and destroy; the choice is ours.