It's not the work which kills people, it's the worry. It's not the revolution that destroys machinery it's the friction.

If there is dissatisfaction with the status quo, good. If there is ferment, so much the better. If there is restlessness, I am pleased. Then let there be ideas, and hard thought, and hard work. If man feels small, let man make himself bigger.

Gentleness doesn't get work done unless you happen to be a hen laying eggs.

I never expect to see a perfect work from an imperfect man.

I have no idols. I admire work, dedication and competence.

I don't think the money people in Hollywood have ever thought I was normal, but I am dedicated to my work and that's what counts.

There is a sense that things, if you keep positive and optimistic about what can be done, do work out.

It's hard to do it because you gotta look people in the eye and tell 'em they're irresponsible and lazy. And who's gonna wanna do that? Because that's what poverty is, ladies and gentlemen. In this country, you can succeed if you get educated and work hard. Period. Period.

One of the symptoms of an approaching nervous breakdown is the belief that one's work is terribly important.

A sense of duty is useful in work but offensive in personal relations. People wish to be liked, not to be endured with patient resignation.