It is a cursed evil to any man to become as absorbed in any subject as I am in mine
If we all did the things we are really capable of doing, we would literally astound ourselves
It is hard to fail, but it is worse never to have tried to succeed.
A lot of companies have chosen to downsize, and maybe that was the right thing for them. We chose a different path. Our belief was that if we kept putting great products in front of customers, they would continue to open their wallets.
No man needs sympathy because he has to work, because he has a burden to carry. Far and away the best prize that life offers is the chance to work hard at work worth doing.
Talent is cheaper than table salt. What separates the talented individual from the successful one is a lot of hard work.
Chop your own wood and it will warm you twice
Success is not the key to happiness. Happiness is the key to success. If you love what you are doing, you will be successful.
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.
It has been my observation that most people get ahead during the time that others waste
Be interesting, be enthusiastic... and don't talk too much.
Develop success from failures. Discouragement and failure are two of the surest stepping stones to success.
Thought, backed by strong desire, has a tendency to transmute itself into its physical equivalent.
Nothing is particularly hard if you divide it into small jobs
All achievement, all earned riches, have their beginning in an idea.
To those whom much is given, much is expected.
Genius is eternal patience.
The whole secret of a successful life is to find out what is one's destiny to do, and then do it.
I do know that when I am 60, I should be attempting to achieve different personal goals than those which had priority at age 20.
People refuse to take chances in business, because they fear the criticism which may follow if they fail.
The successful leader must plan his work and work his plan.
