Rough diamonds may sometimes be mistaken for worthless pebbles.

Tragedy is a tool for the living to gain wisdom, not a guide by which to live.

I'm not really easy to live with! There needs to be unlimited patience and unconditional love. Men I've known before loved my independent spirit and were proud of my success, to the point that they'd become jealous of the time I devote to my career.

Strive not to be a success, but rather to be of value.

Be thankful for what you have; you'll end up having more. If you concentrate on what you don't have, you will never, ever have enough.

The power of one, if fearless and focused, is formidable, but the power of many working together is better.

Have faith in God; God has faith in you.

Building art is a synthesis of life in materialised form. We should try to bring in under the same hat not a splintered way of thinking, but all in harmony together.

The harder I work, the luckier I get.

We sleep, but the loom of life never stops, and the pattern which was weaving when the sun went down is weaving when it comes up in the morning.

Good things happen to those who hustle.

If you're trying to create a company, it's like baking a cake. You have to have all the ingredients in the right proportion.

First thing every morning before you arise say out loud, 'I believe,' three times.

We are what we believe we are.

Christmas and Thanksgiving are the two days of the year where we know the spurs are going to stay off the boots because the family doesn't have to work. It's such a nice - and rare - treat!

I wake up every morning at nine and grab for the morning paper. Then I look at the obituary page. If my name is not on it, I get up.

The speed of the leader is the speed of the gang.

Jealousy is the grave of affection.

Effort only fully releases its reward after a person refuses to quit.

Be pleasant until ten o'clock in the morning and the rest of the day will take care of itself.

I give thanks to my Creator for this wonderful life where each of us has the opportunity to learn lessons we could not fully comprehend by any other means.

The key to being a good manager is keeping the people who hate me away from those who are still undecided.

No wind serves him who addresses his voyage to no certain port.

Nothing will work unless you do.