“If you have to repeatedly chase after someone when you have a great opportunity, don’t bother, if they aren’t responsive, they aren’t the type of person who’ll succeed at it anyway.”

“If you don’t know your tendencies and can’t analyze when you are most effective, then how can you get the most done in the least amount of time with the best results?”

“After some point, working harder makes achieving the goal harder or even impossible.”

“We must work together on a common vision and a common goal.”

“Do not hold a lazy faith. Miracles are not spontaneous events we must wait for helplessly. Miracles are an achievement—a breakthrough accomplished by those who pushed themselves beyond what was thought possible while holding a belief in a better life. Get up off your knees, and roll up your sleeves.”

“You might well remember that nothing can bring you success but yourself.”

“Many “suddenly” miracles are made of quiet moments of faithfulness.”

“Suddenly’ miracles are made of quiet moments of faithfulness.”

“Be as successful as a Smith.”

“My circumstances of unrelieved responsibility and permanent distraction necessitated the short story form.”

“Some say if you want success surround yourself with successful people. I say if you want true and lasting success surround yourself with people of integrity.”

“but I have no mind for business and considered staying awake to be enough of an accomplishment.”

“[On writing:] “There’s a great quote by Julius Irving that went, ‘Being a professional is doing the things you love to do, on the days you don’t feel like doing them.'”(One On 1, interview with Budd Mishkin; NY1, March 25, 2007.)”

“The difference between greed and ambition is a greedy person desires things he isn’t prepared to work for.”

“When you work on something that only has the capacity to make you 5 dollars, it does not matter how much harder you work – the most you will make is 5 dollars.”