Success is having a flair for the thing that you are doing, knowing that is not enough, that you have got to have hard work and a sense of purpose.
It is easier for a tutor to command than to teach.
The only 'break' anyone can afford to rely upon is a self-made 'break'.
It's fine to celebrate success but it is more important to heed the lessons of failure.
Kill my boss? Do I dare live out the American dream?
The way to screw up somebody's life is to give them what they want.
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
Apply yourself both now and in the next life. Without effort, you cannot be prosperous. Though the land be good, You cannot have an abundant crop without cultivation.
Success is a lousy teacher. It seduces smart people into thinking they can't lose.
The successful leader must plan his work and work his plan.
Talent is cheaper than table salt. What separates the talented individual from the successful one is a lot of hard work.
I`d like to live as a poor man with lots of money.
No one ever is defeated until defeat has been accepted as a reality.
Success is doing ordinary things extraordinarily well.
I readily absorb ideas from every source, frequently starting where the last person left off
I will prepare and some day my chance will come.
The world does not pay men for that which they 'know'. It pays them for what they do, or induce others to do.
No man needs sympathy because he has to work, because he has a burden to carry. Far and away the best prize that life offers is the chance to work hard at work worth doing.
If I had eight hours to chop down a tree, I'd spend six hours sharpening my axe.
A company is only as good as the people it keeps.
A lot of companies have chosen to downsize, and maybe that was the right thing for them. We chose a different path. Our belief was that if we kept putting great products in front of customers, they would continue to open their wallets.