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

People refuse to take chances in business, because they fear the criticism which may follow if they fail.

If you wish success in life, make perseverance your bosom friend, experience your wise counselor, caution your elder brother and hope your guardian genius.

For the bureaucrat, the world is a mere object to be manipulated by him.

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

Every individual has his own style, his own way of presenting himself on and off the field.

He who will not economize will have to agonize.

Do one thing at a time, and while doing it put your whole soul into it to the exclusion of all else.

Ability may get you to the top, but it takes character to keep you there.

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.

Practice does not make perfect. Perfect practice makes perfect.

Please all, and you will please none.

I am thankful to all those who said NO to me. It's because of them I did it myself.

Whether it's Google or Apple or free software, we've got some fantastic competitors and it keeps us on our toes.

You reach a point where you don't work for money.

If you're trying to create a company, it's like baking a cake. You have to have all the ingredients in the right proportion.

If you are not willing to risk the unusual, you will have to settle for the ordinary.

Percentages are why I am rich.

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

If you treat people right they will treat you right - ninety percent of the time.

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