The man who grasps an opportunity as it is paraded before him, nine times out of ten makes a success, but the man who makes his own opportunities is, barring an accident, a sure-fire success
You can't get anywhere in this world without wanting to do something.
All art is autobiographical. You can only create what you are.
Don't be afraid of enemies who attack you. Be afraid of the friends who flatter you.
When fate hands you a lemon, make lemonade.
If you can't sleep, then get up and do something instead of lying there worrying. It's the worry that gets you, not the lack of sleep.