The difference between a successful person and others is not a lack of strength, not a lack of knowledge, but rather a lack in will.

If you do not change direction, you may end up where you are heading.

Of all the things I've done, the most vital is coordinating those who work with me and aiming their efforts at a certain goal

The way to get started is to quit talking and begin doing.

The successful leader must be willing to assume responsibility for the mistakes and the shortcomings of his followers.

Leadership and learning are indispensable to each other.

Let others lead small lives, but not you. Let others argue over small things, but not you. Let others cry over small hurts, but not you. Let others leave their future in someone else's hands, but not you.

If it's me against 48, I feel sorry for the 48.

Your most unhappy customers are your greatest source of learning.

Find out what you really love to do, and then find a way to make a good living doing it.

It is hard to fail, but it is worse never to have tried to succeed.

If A is success in life, then A equals x plus y plus z. Work is x; y is play; and z is keeping your mouth shut.

I am thankful to all those who said NO to me. It's because of them I did it myself.

Either you run the day or the day runs you.

I am easily satisfied with the very best.

I don't believe people die from hard work. They die from stress and worry and fear -- the negative emotions. Those are the killers, not hard work. The fact is, in our society today, most people don't understand what hard work is all about.

We struggle with the complexities and avoid the simplicities.

Well done is better than well said.

A creative man is motivated by the desire to achieve, not by the desire to beat others.

You don't get paid for the hour. You get paid for the value you bring to the hour.

You must take personal responsibility. You cannot change the circumstances, the seasons, or the wind, but you can change yourself. That is something you have charge of.