Riches do not respond to wishes. They respond only to definite plans, backed by definite desires, through constant persistence.

When things go wrong don't go with them

A good idea is never lost. Even though its originator or possessor may die without publicizing it, it will someday be reborn in the mind of another....

Thought, backed by strong desire, has a tendency to transmute itself into its physical equivalent.

Chop your own wood and it will warm you twice

Real success can only come if there is a change in our societies and in our economics and in our politics.

Effective communication is 20% what you know and 80% how you feel about what you know.

Without a sense of urgency, desire loses its value.

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

If everyone is moving forward together, then success takes care of itself.

Don't wait to be successful at some future point. Have a successful relationship with the present moment and be fully present in whatever you are doing. That is success.

Success is a lousy teacher. It seduces smart people into thinking they can't lose.

For a man to conquer himself is the first and noblest of all victories.

To those whom much is given, much is expected.

You can only become truly accomplished at something you love. Dont make money your goal. Instead pursue the things you love doing and then do them so well that people cant take their eyes off of you.

Dictionary is the only place that success comes before work. Hard work is the price we must pay for success. I think you can accomplish anything if you're willing to pay the price.

If you think your teacher is tough, wait until you get a boss. He doesn't have tenure.

To invent, you need a good imagination and a pile of junk.

Thinking is the hardest work there is, which is probably the reason so few engage in it.

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

Because ideas have to be original only with regard to their adaptation to the problem at hand, I am always extremely interested in how others have used them...