1919-, American publisher
In order to succeed, we must first believe that we can.
Michael Korda – [Belief]
Luck can often mean simple taking advantage of a situation at the right moment, It is possible to ''make'' your luck by being always prepared.
Michael Korda – [Luck]
Men naturally resent it when women take greater liberties in dress than men are allowed.
Michael Korda – [Men and Women]
Never walk away from failure. On the contrary, study it carefully and imaginatively for its hidden assets.
Michael Korda – [Failure]
One way to keep momentum going is to have constantly greater goals.
Michael Korda – [Momentum]
Success has always been easy to measure. It is the distance between one's origins and one's final achievement.
Michael Korda – [Success]
Success on any major scale requires you to accept responsibility. In the final analysis, the only quality that all successful people have is the ability to take on responsibility.
Michael Korda – [Responsibility]
The biggest fool in the world is he who merely does his work supremely well, without attending to appearance.
Michael Korda – [Fools and Foolishness]
The freedom to fail is vital if you're going to succeed, most successful men fail time and time again, and it is a measure of their strength that failure merely propels them into some new attempt at success.
Michael Korda – [Mistakes]
The more you can dream, the more you can do.
Michael Korda – [Dreams]
This is true enough, but success is the next best thing to happiness, and if you can't be happy as a success, it's very unlikely that you would find a deeper, truer happiness in failure.
Michael Korda – [Success]
To succeed it is necessary to accept the world as it is and rise above it.
Michael Korda – [Success]
Your chances of success are directly proportional to the degree of pleasure you desire from what you do. If you are in a job you hate, face the fact squarely and get out.
Michael Korda – [Enjoyment]