Your level of success will seldom exceed your level of personal development.
Maturity is the ability to reap without apology and not complain when things don't go well.
Direction determines destination. So the question you must ask yourself; 'Are all the disciplines that I'm currently engaged in taking me where I want to go?'
What we have been is an established and unchangeable fact. What we can yet become is an unlimited, boundless opportunity.
All disciplines affect each other. Mistakenly the man says, `This is the only area where I let down.` Not true. Every let down affects the rest. Not to think so is naive.
In America, everything you need to succeed is within reach.
Don't ask for security, ask for adventure. Better to live 30 years full of adventure than a 100 years safe in the corner.
Part of success is preparation on purpose.
Life and business is like the changing seasons. You cannot change the seasons, but you can change yourself. Therein lies the opportunity to live an extraordinary life, the opportunity to change yourself.
One of the early signs of sophistication is not giving way to all inclinations but rather sending your emotions to school so they will learn how to behave.
When you invest in people and lift them toward their potential, they will love you for it.
Character isn't something you were born with and can't change, like your fingerprints. It's something you weren't born with and must take responsibility for forming.
We cannot move casually into a better future. We cannot casually pursue the goal we have set for ourselves. A goal that is casually pursued is not a goal; at best it is a wish, and wishes are little more than self-delusion.
Dreams are a projection of the kind of life you want to lead. Dreams can drive you. Dreams can make you skip over obstacles. When you allow your dreams to pull you, they unleash a creative force that can overpower any obstacle in your path.
The greatest step toward accomplishment is self-confidence .
Don't mistake movement for achievement.
Sincerity is not a test of truth. We must not make this mistake: He must be right; he's so sincere. Because, it is possible to be sincerely wrong. We can only judge truth by truth and sincerity by sincerity.
The walls we build around us to keep sadness out also keeps out the joy.
Failure is a few Errors in judgment repeated everyday. The man says, Well I didn't walk around the block today and it didn't kill me, so it must be okay. No, no, it is that kind of error in judgment that after six years has him out of breath and panting as he walks from his car to his office. You can't make those kinds of mistakes; it will end up costing you.
Success is steady progress toward one's personal goals.
Showing a profit means touching something and leaving it better than you found it.
Wealth is not a matter of intelligence, it's a matter of inspiration.
Money is usually attracted, not pursued.
Learn all you can, don't be lazy. Nothing's worse than being stupid. Being broke is bad, but being stupid is what's really bad. And what's really really bad is being broke and stupid. Nothing's much worse than that. Unless you're sick. Sick, broke and stupid, that’s about as far as you can fall unless you're ugly. Surely that would be the ultimate; ugly, sick, broke and stupid.
Learning the art of expressing gratitude will force you to focus on the positive.
