“Forcing myself to think positively did wonders for my spirit. I was able to overcome the discontent inside me, and my old enthusiasm slowly returned.”

Be the kind of person who can always be counted on to do what you say you’ll do.

Everyone has obstacles to overcome, but those with great faith can conquer whatever stands in the way.

Recognition is the most powerful of all motivating techniques.

If you act enthusiastic, you will become enthusiastic. A mediocre mind that generates enthusiasm will go further than a great idea that inspires no one.

I was taught to put my best into anything I did and I can honestly say I’ve always done that. Still, there are many times when I failed, when I was disappointed.

In fact, depending on how much you earn, you can afford to pay somebody to do almost anything you don’t like to do.

One intense hour is worth a dreamy day.

Unlike many people who start a new business, money was not my prime motivation – not that I was so well off that it wasn’t a consideration; in fact, I had put my lifetime savings on the line.

What the world thinks of me is none of my business.

Nobody wins ‘em all. If you come down on them too hard for losing, they’ll stop sticking their necks out.

Give yourself something to work toward – constantly.

Your attitude determines your altitude. It really is true that If you think you can, you can; and if you think you can’t – you’re right.

You must develop the ability to know the difference between a real problem and an imaginary one.

Do not desire to fit in. Desire to lead.

One of the secrets of success is to refuse to let temporary setbacks defeat us.

Think in terms of what’s good for the other person and success will seek you out.

One of the permanent possessions of the human heart is the memory of its noble enthusiasms.

I fear my enthusiasm flags when real work is demanded of me.

I just have an enthusiasm for life.

Every production of genius must be the production of enthusiasm.

The sense of this word among the Greeks affords the noblest definition of it; enthusiasm signifies God in us.

You will do foolish things, but do them with enthusiasm.

Politics is enthusiasm with a collective; with love, two people. So love is the minimal form of communism.

Just give your natural enthusiasm free reign and say whatever comes into your head.