Records can be destroyed if they do not suit the prejudices of ruling cliques, lost if they become incomprehensible, distorted if a copyist wishes to impose a new meaning upon them, misunderstood if we lack the information to interpret them. The past is like a huge library, mostly fiction.

I adopted the theory of reincarnation when I was 26. Genius is experience. Some think to seem that it is a gift or talent, but it is the fruit of long experience in many lives

Integrity is crucial for business success - once you can fake that, you've got it made.

Thinking always ahead, thinking always of trying to do more, brings a state of mind in which nothing is impossible. The moment one gets into the 'expert' state of mind a great number of things become impossible.

It is failure that is easy. Success is always hard.

If the people really set their minds on anything it is impossible to prevent their getting what they want.

Success is a matter of adjusting one's efforts to obstacles and one's abilities to a service needed by others.