When it comes to power, outshining the master is perhaps the worst mistake of all.

You must always be prepared to place a bet on yourself, on your future, by heading in a direction that others seem to fear.

Never waste valuable time, or mental peace of mind, on the affairs of others—that is too high a price to pay.

True genius, in strategy or anywhere, lies in self-control, self-mastery, presence of mind, fluidity of thought.

Mastery is not a function of genius or talent. It is a function of time and intense focus applied to a particular field of knowledge.

Mistakes and failures are precisely your means of education. They tell you about your own inadequacies.

Be Royal in your Own Fashion: Act like a King to be treated

It is in fact the height of selfishness to merely consume what others create and to retreat into a shell of limited goals and immediate pleasures.

The world wants to assign you a role in life. And once you accept that role you are doomed.

Lord, protect me from my friends; I can take care of my enemies.

No moment is wasted if you pay attention and learn the lessons contained in every experience.

Your world of poverty can be recreated to that of affluence simply by speaking the Prince's language.

Faith is the emperor of dreams.

You get nothing done if you don't listen to each other.

There has been little or no mention of the vast body of law which contradicts your position. I think you owe it to the people whom you address to explain its existence.

Markets come and go. Good business don't.

It will take hard work, but doing nothing on Social Security, for example, simply makes sure the system will go broke. It's time to make some reforms.

I’d say that music is my wife, acting's my mistress – I like 'em both, so I hope I don’t have to choose.

When once estrangement has arisen between those who truly love each other, everything seems to widen the breach.

Certain things should be yours to have when you work your way to the top.

One of the cosmic laws, I think, is that whatever we hold in our thought will come true in our experience.