Michael Korda
Michael Korda
Michael Kordais an English-born writer and novelist who was editor-in-Chief of Simon & Schuster in New York City...
NationalityEnglish
ProfessionNovelist
ambition hypocrisy pounds
An once of hypocrisy is worth a pound of ambition.
women resent-you liberty
Men naturally resent it when women take greater liberties in dress than men are allowed.
work males method
Male chauvinism is . . . a shrewd method of extracting the maximum of work for the minimum of compensation.
past skills accomplishment
The image you project, in many circumstances, is far more valuable than your skills or your record of past accomplishments.
support survival needs
You need your strength and you need as much support from family, friends, and loved ones as you can get.
games care firsts
One of the first rules of playing the power game is that all bad news must be accepted calmly, as if one already knew and didn't care.
doors keys accomplishment
Concentration is the magic key that opens the door to accomplishment.
doe world fool
The biggest fool in the world is he who merely does his work supremely well, without attending to appearance.
believe affirmation belief
What you hear repeatedly you will eventually believe.
rivers gossip water
Gossip, unlike river water, flows both ways.
doors keys accomplishment
Concentration is the magic key that opens the door to accomplishment. By concentrating our efforts upon a few major goals, our efficiency soars, our projects are completed we are going somewhere.
jobs congratulations hate
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.
people never-quit charisma
Never reveal all of yourself to other people; hold back something in reserve so that people are never quite sure if they really know you.
success learning growth
Never walk away from failure. On the contrary, study it carefully and imaginatively for its hidden assets.