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“Energy and persistence conquer all things.”
“Diligence is the mother of good luck.”
“What man actually needs is not a tensionless state but rather the striving and struggling for a worthwhile goal.”
“The lecturer should give the audience full reason to believe that all his powers have been exerted for their pleasure and instruction.”
“I have far more confidence in the one man who works mentally and bodily at a matter than in the six who merely talk about it.”
“Laziness may appear attractive, but work gives satisfaction.”
“No problem is too small or too trivial if we can really do something about it.”
“The man is nothing, the work—everything.”
“Genius is the ability to put into effect what is in your mind.”
“Idleness and pride tax with a heavier hand than kings and parliaments.”
“Remember that time is money.”
“Recreate the world in your own image and make it better for your having been here.”
“We are cups, constantly and quietly being filled. The trick is knowing how to tip ourselves over and let the beautiful stuff out.”
“Nothing will work unless you do.”
“Success is liking yourself, liking what you do, and liking how you do it.”
“I don't know all the reasons for these achievements, but I know that I love what I do and I have never wanted to rest on my laurels.”
“Just as the various trades are most highly developed in large cities... the best work in the world will be done by specialists.”
“Of necessity, he who pursues a very specialised task will do it best.”
“Any time you see someone more successful than you are, they are doing something you aren't.”
“Why do people think artists are special? It's just another job.”