“The truly successful person inspires others to do more than they have thought possible for themselves.”

The most important key to the permanent enhancement of self esteem is the practice of positive inner-talk.

Life is the movie you see through your own eyes. It makes little difference what’s happening out there. It’s how you take it that counts.

Always give more in service, than you receive in payment, and customers will beat a path to your door.

The real champions in life are so humble and gracious. They just continue doing what they do without all the posturing. If you’ve got the real thing, you don’t have to flaunt a loud imitation.

The greatest achievement is to outperform yourself.

Forget about the consequences of failure. Failure is only a temporary change in direction to set you straight for your next success.

You must feel love within, before you can share it.

Recognize when your peak energy occurs during the day. Allocate the most difficult projects to that period. Work on easy projects at low-energy times

The primary success factor is knowing how to learn from others and rely on yourself.

Habits are like comfortable beds. They are easy to get into, but difficult to get out of.

Losers make promises they often break. Winners make commitments they always keep.

The greatest gifts you can give your children are the roots of responsibility and the wings of independence.

Learn from the past, set vivid, detailed goals for the future,and live in the only moment of time over which you have any control: now.

A smile is the light in your window that tells others that there is a caring, sharing person inside.

Success is almost totally dependent upon drive and persistence.

Commitment doesn’t guarantee success, but lack of commitment guarantees you’ll fall far short of your potential.

They must often change who would remain constant in happiness and wisdom.

The pages of your past cannot be rewritten, but the pages of your tomorrows are blank.

Train people well enough so they can leave, treat them well enough so they don’t want to.

When times get tough, we don’t give up. We get up.

It’s possible to climb to the top without stomping on other people.

I have not failed. I’ve just found 10,000 ways that won’t work.

Every day, think as you wake up, today I am fortunate to be alive.

There’s a world out there. Open a window, and it’s there.