Act well at the moment, and you have performed a good action for all eternity. Michael Korda actactioneternity Change image and share on social
The novelist wants to know how things will turn out; the historian already knows how things turned out, but wants to know why they turned out the way they did. Michael Korda historiannovelistthing Change image and share on social
The freedom to fail is vital if you're going to succeed. Most successful people fail from time to time, and it is a measure of their strength that failure merely propels them into some new attempt at success. Michael Korda attemptfailfailure share on social
I'm always astonished when I go into Barnes & Noble at the number of people buying books, of course, but also at the variety of books they do buy and the extent to which they are not the big bestsellers. Michael Korda astonishbarnebestseller share on social
Never walk away from failure. On the contrary, study it carefully and imaginatively for its hidden assets. Michael Korda assetcarefullycontrary Change image and share on social
Success on any major scale requires you to accept responsibility... in the final analysis, the one quality that all successful people have... is the ability to take on responsibility. Michael Korda abilityacceptanalysis Change image and share on social
Curiosity is the best motive for writing: curiosity about the world at large, or about oneself. Michael Korda curiositylargemotive Change image and share on social
Success has always been easy to measure. It is the distance between one's origins and one's final achievement. Michael Korda achievementdistanceeasy Change image and share on social
An ounce of hypocrisy is worth a pound of ambition. Michael Korda ambitionhypocrisyounce Change image and share on social
