If a man does not work passionately - even furiously - at being the best in the world at what he does, he fails his talent, his destiny, and his God.

I look in the mirror, and I work with the brightest person I know.

He had little respect for anyone who was not willing to put in the effort required to survive and thrive. Not everyone needed the same driving ambition that had fueled him. That had led him to being possibly the richest man in London without a title in his lineage -- all earned in under a decade. That had given him the power to change lives. But a person needed to have the drive to change his own life.

In professional work - certainly in the arts and graphics - 99% of people have zero courage. They blow with the wind.

True strength lies within the soul Ones drive, ambition, and self-control To succeed one must reach within Without a dream where would one begin?

I talk to all the creative directors today, and they take me aside, and they say, 'You know, it must have been great back in those days when you could do anything you wanted.' I say, 'Huh? Excuse me?' I mean, we fought. In the '60s and '70s, you fought wars with clients, and you have to continue fighting wars to do great work.