Concentration is the magic key that opens the door to accomplishment. By concentrating our efforts upon a few major goals, our efficiency… — Michael Korda Accomplishment Copy Share Image
I attended first a military academy, then a public school in Beverly Hills, where we lived, and many of my classmates were… — Michael Korda Beverly hills Copy Share Image
One of the first rules of playing the power game is that all bad news must be accepted calmly, as if one… — Michael Korda Copy Share Image
I never met Peter O'Toole, but he one was of those rare actors whose success was defined by a single role. His… — Michael Korda Actor Copy Share Image
Hebron is a bone of contention between Israeli settlers and the Palestinians in part because Abraham is buried there, in the Tomb… — Michael Korda Abraham Copy Share Image
Nixon knew exactly what he wanted to accomplish in his four interviews with David Frost, quite apart from having his agent Irving… — Michael Korda Copy Share Image
If your family was part of the movie business, then watching 'Moguls & Movie Stars' is like looking at the family photo… — Michael Korda Copy Share Image
“Writers are always outsiders and probably ought to be, since only outsiders see things clearly: the people who publish them, or make… — Michael Korda Outsiders Copy Share Image
In 'Gran Torino,' Eastwood moves towards the climax of the movie not by staging a shoot-out, but by putting his weapons to… — Michael Korda Copy Share Image
It is curious that the two best-known British historians in the United States are Andrew Roberts and Niall Ferguson, each of whom… — Michael Korda Copy Share Image
'Il faut vivre' might almost be the French national motto from 1940 to June 1944, but who is to say ours would… — Michael Korda Copy Share Image
“It was soul-destroying work, apt to turn anyone cynical, for the sad, awful truth was that there was hardly any evidence at… — Michael Korda Crazy people Copy Share Image
It's one thing to be writing in South or Latin America, where, except for Brazil, every country, however small and hard to… — Michael Korda America Copy Share Image
I have an admiration for Mr. Eastwood that borders on the kind that I have for the Grand Canyon. Like it, he… — Michael Korda Admiration Copy Share Image
“We who choose to surround ourselves with lives even more temporary than our own live within a fragile circle, easily and often… — Michael Korda Life Copy Share Image
This is true enough, but success is the next best thing to happiness, and if you can't be happy as a success,… — Michael Korda Copy Share Image
I come from a family that was very strong, very successful, very bizarre, and terrifically exciting. Being a Korda is something I… — Michael Korda Family Copy Share Image
I only met Ian Fleming once, at a party given by my father's friend the director Carol Reed, at his house at… — Michael Korda Director Copy Share Image
It's often said that everybody has a story to tell, and I suppose that's true, but the problem is that most of… — Michael Korda Copy Share Image
Patton's personality was a complex one - he was obsessed with glory, but behind the ivory-hilted pistols, the egomania, the forbidding scowl,… — Michael Korda Copy Share Image
Luck can often mean simply taking advantage of a situation at the right moment. It is possible to make your luck by… — Michael Korda Advantage Copy Share Image
The rich and famous expect to get a lot for their story, whether they are writing it themselves or not. It's not… — Michael Korda Ego Copy Share Image
It used to be that the highest ambition of American novelists was to write 'the Great American Novel,' that great white whale… — Michael Korda Ambition Copy Share Image
Chanel took women out of corsets and put them into the 'simple little black dress,' the perfectly tailored suit, the bell-bottom sailor… — Michael Korda Copy Share Image
It is hard to celebrate the past in an ecumenical way, or even in a fair-minded one, apparently. The trouble with the… — Michael Korda Copy Share Image
