Michael Landon Quotes

I've got a lot that I want to do, so I would like to expand my empire, for sure. I love it.

I think when you begin to think of yourself as having achieved something, then there's nothing left for you to work towards. I want to believe that there is a mountain so high that I will spend my entire life striving to reach the top of it.

Let us realize that: the privilege to work is a gift, the power to work is a blessing, the love of work is success!

It's kind of fun to do the impossible.

I love working! I'm a huge fan of TV and will be happy as long as I'm getting to be creative.

I'm always driven to keep doing something different and better.

Welcome every talent, hail every invention, cherish every gem of art—foster every gleam of authorship, honor every acquirement and every natural gift, lift ourselves to the level of our destinies...

The first flash of genius lights up only a few yards of the road. The road is long and uphill.

I'm not just looking to be famous and attach myself to famous names. I want to make history in the business in terms of creativity.

My general idea about my work is that it's more about the work than the things that come with it. I am constantly striving to improve on that and find new things to do there. That journey itself is so interesting is because there's so much to do that there's no room for doubt there.

The reward for work well done is the opportunity to do more.

It's important to me to create the largest wonder.

When I'm not performing? I'm looking for the next big thing.

Often, I work out of my work. One work takes me to the next thing.

My message, especially to young people is to have courage to think differently, courage to invent, to travel the unexplored path, courage to discover the impossible and to conquer the problems and succeed. These are great qualities that they must work towards. This is my message to the young people.

Everything that I do has to be something new and something challenging, or with people that I want to work with. I take jobs for different reasons.

You have all the reason in the world to achieve your grandest dreams. Imagination plus innovation equals realization.

It's seen as dirty to be ambitious. What if U2 weren't ambitious? We wouldn't have that gift we have from them.

You do projects with the hope they will be big and hope they will go beyond what you imagine.

I love directing; it felt right to me when I did 'Flying Lessons'. It's something I will do again. Really, you can always be working and developing. That's something that's kind of ever constant.

A dream doesn't become reality through magic; it takes sweat, determination and hard work.

I pick projects according to how fascinating they are to me, and it has resulted in a broad reach. My records are actually in five different sports: balloons, airplanes, airships, gliders, and sailboats.

It is a rough road that leads to the heights of greatness.

Those who say, 'It can't be done,' are usually interrupted by others doing it.

The true success is the person who invented himself.