“I find out what the world needs. Then I go ahead and try to invent it.”

Everything comes to those who hustle while they wait.

If we did all the things we are capable of doing, we would literally astound ourselves.

The chief function of the body is to carry the brain around.

Be courageous! Have faith! Go forward.

I never quit until I get what I want.

Genius is not inspired. Inspiration is perspiration.

The value of an idea lies in the using of it.

There seems to be no limit to which some men will go to avoid the labor of thinking. Thinking is hard work.

Anything that won’t sell, I don’t want to invent. Its sale is proof of utility, and utility is success.

Time is really the only capital that any human being has, and the only thing he can’t afford to lose.

Great ideas originate in the muscles.

There is no expedient to which a man will not go to avoid the real labor of thinking.

Continued innovation is the best way to beat the competition.

Everything comes to him who hustles while he waits.

I have friends in overalls whose friendship I would not swap for the favor of the kings of the world.

I start where the last man left off.

Your employees are your company’s real competitive advantage. They’re the ones making the magic happen-so long as their needs are being met.

If you lose money for the firm, I will be forgiving. If you lose reputation, I will be ruthless.

If you make customers unhappy in the physical world, they might each tell 6 friends. If you make customers unhappy on the Internet, they can each tell 6,000 friends.

I have always been ahead of my time.

Value is not determined by those who set the price. Value is determined by those who choose to pay it.

The greatest secrets are always hidden in the most unlikely places.

The greatest secrets are always hidden in the most unlikely places.

Time is the friend of the wonderful company, the enemy of the mediocre.