The success of Harry Potter has given me lots of freedom. I can pay my bills, and I don't have to prove anything to anyone anymore.
Anyone too busy to say thank you will get fewer and fewer chances to say it.
By my count, more business leaders have failed and derailed because of arrogance than any other character flaw.
Your past is not your potential.
Don't equate activity with efficiency. You are paying your key people to see the big picture. Don't let them get bogged down in a lot of meaningless meetings and paper shuffling. Announce a Friday afternoon off once in a while. Cancel a Monday morning meeting or two. Tell the cast of characters you'd like them to spend the amount of time normally spent preparing for attending the meeting at their desks, simply thinking about an original idea.
Expect to make some mistakes when you try new and different approaches. Sometimes colossal failures lead to spectacular successes.
Hard work often leads to success. No work seldom does.
Believing I had supernatural powers, I slammed into a brick wall.
I don't like my hockey sticks touching other sticks, and I don't like them crossing one another, and I kind of have them hidden in the corner. I put baby powder on the ends. I think it's essentially a matter of taking care of what takes care of you.
A good man does not worry about not being known by others, but rather is concerned about not knowing them.
Some players don't like training and I've seen some players who aren't bothered if they play or not. But I want to play every game. Sometimes you have to rest in certain games, but I want to play in every game.