Genius is one percent inspiration, ninety-nine percent perspiration.

No one who does good work will ever come to a bad end, either here or in the world to come.

Start writing, no matter what. The water does not flow until the faucet is turned on.

The right man is the one who seizes the moment.

There is as much greatness of mind in acknowledging a good turn, as in doing it.

I do not believe in a fate that falls on men however they act; but I do believe in a fate that falls on them unless they act.

Take time to deliberate; but when the time for action arrives, stop thinking and go in.

If you want to change the world, pick up your pen and write.

We will have to repent in this generation not merely for the hateful words and actions of the bad people but for the appalling silence of the good people.

There is one rule for the industrialist and that is: Make the best quality of goods possible at the lowest cost possible, paying the highest wages possible.

Keep company only with people who uplift you, whose presence calls forth your best.

The Golden Rule finds no limit of application in business.

Whenever you see a successful business, someone once made a courageous decision.

The golden rule for every business man is this: ‘Put yourself in your customer’s place.’

A business absolutely devoted to service will have one worry about profits. They will be embarrassingly large.

If a businessman makes a mistake, he suffers the consequences. If a bureaucrat makes a mistake, you suffer the consequences.

There is only one way to make a great deal of money, and that is in a business of your own.

Profit in business comes from repeat customers, customers that boast about your project or service, and that bring friends with them.

You can close more business in two months by becoming interested in other people than you can in two years by trying to get people interested in you.

To raise new questions, new possibilities, to regard old problems from a new angle, requires creative imagination and marks real advance in science.

Innovation is the specific instrument of entrepreneurship…the act that endows resources with a new capacity to create wealth.

Sometimes when you innovate, you make mistakes. It is best to admit them quickly, and get on with improving your other innovations.

A true artist is not one who is inspired, but one who inspire others.

Love inspires, illumines, designates and leads the way.

If you want to be happy, set a goal that commands your thoughts, liberates your energy and inspires your hopes.

My mission in life is not merely to survive, but to thrive; and to do so with some passion, some compassion, some humor, and some style.

Waves are inspiring not because they rise and fall, but because each time they fall they never fail to rise again.

And, more importantly, reach for the stars. And realize that it is never too late—not now, not ever—for you to pursue you passion, your pursuit of perfection. And most importantly, your perseverance for making it happen.

You have to be burning with an idea, or a problem, or a wrong that you want to right. If you're not passionate enough from the start, you'll never stick it out.

Half-finished work generally proves to be labor lost.

Continuous effort — not strength or intelligence — is the key to unlocking our potential.

Football is like life—it requires perseverance, self-denial, hard work, sacrifice, dedication and respect for authority.

Obstacles don’t have to stop you. If you run into a wall, don’t turn around and give up. Figure out how to climb it, go through it, or work around it.

Patience and perseverance have a magical effect before which difficulties disappear and obstacles vanish.

Life is thickly sown with thorns, and I know no other remedy than to pass quickly through them. The longer we dwell on our misfortunes, the greater is their power to harm us.

Each well-born soul must win what it deserves.

One worthwhile task carried to a successful conclusion is worth half-a-hundred half-finished tasks.

I learned that the only way you are going to get anywhere in life is to work hard at it. Whether you're a musician, a writer, an athlete or a businessman, there is no getting around it. If you do, you'll win—if you don't, you won't.