“The more enjoyment people derive from their work, the better they will produce.”

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.

We didn’t set the world on fire from the first day. Disappointments, setbacks and work created the company as it is today.

When you can’t win by being better, you can win by being different.

The best thing about giving of ourselves is that what we get is always better than what we give. The reaction is greater than the action.

Better to seek change by inspiration, than out of desperation.

My job is to show and tell. If I get better at showing and telling then presumably I get hired more.

To be successful, a woman has to be much better at her job than a man.

This earthly life is a battle,’ said Ma. ‘If it isn’t one thing to contend with, it’s another. It always has been so, and it always will be. The sooner you make up your mind to that, the better off you are, and more thankful for your pleasures.

Real poetry, is to lead a beautiful life. To live poetry is better than to write it.

Better that one heart be broken a thousand times in the retelling, he has decided, if it means that a thousand other hearts need not be broken at all.