Courage is the main quality of leadership, in my opinion, no matter where it is exercised. Usually it implies some risk - especially in new undertakings. Courage to initiate something and to keep it going, pioneering and adventurous spirit to blaze new ways, often, in our land of opportunity.

Until a character becomes a personality it cannot be believed. Without personality, the character may do funny or interesting things, but unless people are abl…

I don't believe there's a challenge anywhere in the world that's more important to people everywhere than finding solutions to the problems of our cities. But …

I could never convince the financiers that Disneyland was feasible, because dreams offer too little collateral.

Dare to fail. If you never fail, you're never taken risks and that's no way to take on this life.

No, gentlemen, if I am to be shot at, I want no man to be in the way of the bullet.

It's nerve and brass, audace and disrespect, and leaping-before-you-look and what-the-hellism, that must be developed.