When asked, 'How do you write?' I invariably answer, 'one word at a time.'
People refuse to take chances in business, because they fear the criticism which may follow if they fail.
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.
If you aspire to the highest place, it is no disgrace to stop at the second, or even the third, place.
Take time to deliberate, but when the time for action comes, stop thinking and go in.
Work does not kill a man, it is worry, irregularity and uncertainty that kill.
Choose a job you love and you will never have to work a day of your life.
What one has to do usually can be done.
Thinking is the hardest work there is, which is probably the reason so few engage in it.
A good objective of leadership is to help those who are doing poorly to do well and to help those who are doing well to do even better.
If you do not change direction, you may end up where you are heading.
Always bear in mind that your own resolution to succeed is more important than any other.
He who thinks little errs much
The majority of people who fail to accumulate money sufficient for their needs are, generally, easily influenced by the opinion of others.
Success is a lousy teacher. It seduces smart people into thinking they can't lose.
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.
The best way to destroy an enemy is to make him a friend.
Our fatigue is often caused not by work, but by worry, frustration and resentment
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...
The successful leader must plan his work and work his plan.
True progress quietly and persistently moves along without notice.
