The major reason for setting a goal is for what it makes of you to accomplish it. What it makes of you will always be the far greater value than what you get.
This is the real secret of life - to be completely engaged with what you are doing in the here and now. And instead of calling it work, realize it is play.
Good things happen to those who hustle.
Workers of the world unite; you have nothing to lose but your chains.
If you are the master be sometimes blind, if you are the servant be sometimes deaf.
If you wish success in life, make perseverance your bosom friend, experience your wise counselor, caution your elder brother and hope your guardian genius.
The only 'break' anyone can afford to rely upon is a self-made 'break'.
Riches do not respond to wishes. They respond only to definite plans, backed by definite desires, through constant persistence.
The greatest leader is not necessarily the one who does the greatest things. He is the one that gets the people to do the greatest things.
In every job that must be done, there is an element of fun. You find the fun and - SNAP - the job's a game!
It is your decisions, and not your conditions, that determine your destiny.
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
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.
The world does not pay men for that which they 'know'. It pays them for what they do, or induce others to do.
Action is the foundational key to all success.
It is no use saying 'we are doing our best.' You have got to succeed in doing what is necessary.
Only put off until tomorrow what you are willing to die having left undone
A man paints with his brains and not with his hands.
I've always thought anyone can make money. Making a life worth living, that's the real test.
Whether it's Google or Apple or free software, we've got some fantastic competitors and it keeps us on our toes.
It is hard to fail, but it is worse never to have tried to succeed.
