Michael Korda

Little minds are tamed and subdued by misfortune; but great minds rise above it.

Don’t get sidetracked. If you do get sidetracked, get back on track as soon as possible. Ultimately sidetracking kills you.

80 Percent of the constraints, the factors that are holding you back from achieving your goals, are internal.

What you get by achieving your goals is not as important as what you become by achieving your goals.

If you haven’t found it yet keep looking.

Don’t become a wandering generality. Be a meaningful specific.

The more you prospect, the more you prosper.

Successful people tend to become more successful because they are always thinking about their successes.

Failure is a bruise, not a tattoo.

There will be times when your best isn’t your good enough. There can be many reasons for this, but as long as you give your best you’ll be OK.

I like thinking big. I always have. To me it’s very simple: if you’re going to be thinking anyway, you might as well think big. Most people think small, because most people are afraid of success, afraid of making decisions, afraid of winning. And that gives people like me a great advantage.

Never stop fighting for what you believe in and for the people who care about you.

I’d be foolish not to take some of these opportunities that are coming my way.

Sometimes Tina Fey is like a very talented bungee-jumping expert. All it takes Tina to softly say, ‘We can do this, right?’ and I suddenly feel like I can jump off a bridge.

Getting up and moving forward is a choice.