Executive ability is deciding quickly and getting somebody else to do the work.

A great attitude does much more than turn on the lights in our worlds; it seems to magically connect us to all sorts of serendipitous opportunities that were somehow absent before the change

A positive attitude may not solve every problem but it makes solving any problem a more pleasant experience

Happiness is an attitude. We either make ourselves miserable, or happy and strong. The amount of work is the same

Knowing how things work is the basis for appreciation, and is thus a source of civilized delight

The best way to appreciate your job is to imagine yourself without one

Just as appetite comes from eating, so work brings inspiration, if inspiration is not discernible at the beginning

Some people have been unkind. If I say I want to grow as an actress, they look at my figure. If I say I want to develop, to learn my craft, they laugh. Somehow they don't expect me to be serious about my work

Absence of occupation is not rest a mind quite vacant is a mind distressed

I want to be thoroughly used up when I die, for the harder I work, the more I live. I rejoice in life for its own sake. Life is no brief candle to me. It is a sort of splendid torch which I have got hold of for the moment, and I want to make it burn as brightly as possible before handing it on to future generations.