It’s not the writing part that’s hard. What’s hard is sitting down to write.

The professional learns to recognize envy-driven criticism and to take it for what it is: the supreme compliment. The critic hates most that which he would have done himself if he had had the guts.

The highest treason a crab can commit is to make a leap for the rim of the bucket.

No industry is immune and no occupation is safe. All of us need to begin to think in terms of our own inner strengths, our resilience and resourcefulness, our capacity to adapt and to rely upon ourselves and our families.

Resistance is greatest just before the finish line.

Contempt for failure is our cardinal virtue.

Resistance cannot be seen, touched, heard, or smelled. But it can be felt.