Riches do not respond to wishes. They respond only to definite plans, backed by definite desires, through constant persistence.
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.
The superior man understands what is right; the inferior man understands what will sell.
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
All your dreams can come true if you have the courage to pursue them
Without a sense of urgency, desire loses its value.
Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work.
Old Professors never die, they just lose their faculties.
A holding company is the people you give your money to while you're being searched.
Success is a lousy teacher. It seduces smart people into thinking they can't lose.
Tell the audience what you're going to say, say it; then tell them what you've said.
Don't gamble; take all your savings and buy some good stock and hold it till it goes up, then sell it. If it don't go up, don't buy it.
Success is liking yourself, liking what you do, and liking how you do it.
Your most unhappy customers are your greatest source of learning.
No one ever is defeated until defeat has been accepted as a reality.
You reach a point where you don't work for money.
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.
It is no use saying 'we are doing our best.' You have got to succeed in doing what is necessary.
If you think of yourselves as helpless and ineffectual, it is certain that you will create a despotic government to be your master. The wise despot, therefore, maintains among his subjects a popular sense that they are helpless and ineffectual.
I have not failed. I've just found 10,000 ways that won't work.
Every individual has his own style, his own way of presenting himself on and off the field.
