Success depends in a very large measure upon individual initiative and exertion, and cannot be achieved except by a dint of hard work.

Where there is no heart there is no art.

Success depends in a very large measure upon individual initiative and exertion, and cannot be achieved except by a dint of hard work.

God gives talent. Work transforms talent into genius.

What exactly is success? For me it is to be found not in applause, but in the satisfaction of feeling that one is realizing one's ideal.

To follow without halt, one aim; there is the secret of success. And success? What is it? I do not find it in the applause of the theater; it lies rather in the satisfaction of accomplishment.

Play the last measure very softly.