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.

It had long since come to my attention that people of accomplishment rarely sat back and let things happen to them. They went out and happened to things.

Most people spend more time and energy going around problems than in trying to solve them.

It's a terrible thing to look over your shoulder when you are trying to lead - and find no one there

It’s not about what it is, it’s about what it can become.

There is little success where there is little laughter.

There is nothing more difficult to carry out, nor more doubtful of success, nor more dangerous to handle, that to institute a new order of things

The only 'break' anyone can afford to rely upon is a self-made 'break'.

It has been my observation that most people get ahead during the time that others waste

When things go wrong don't go with them

Genius is eternal patience.

Our fatigue is often caused not by work, but by worry, frustration and resentment

Personally, I enjoy working about 18 hours a day. Besides the short catnaps I take each day, I average about four to five hours of sleep per night.

Old Professors never die, they just lose their faculties.

All my life I've had one dream, to achieve my many goals.

If I had eight hours to chop down a tree, I'd spend six hours sharpening my axe.

Success is having a flair for the thing that you are doing, knowing that is not enough, that you have got to have hard work and a sense of purpose.

The successful leader must plan his work and work his plan.

I will prepare and some day my chance will come.

Success is doing ordinary things extraordinarily well.

Success comes to those who become success conscious. Failure comes to those who indifferently allow themselves to become failure conscious.