“When you work, work. When you play, play. Don’t mix the two.”

Don’t join an easy crowd; you won’t grow.

Start reading, and especially read the kinds of books that will help you unleash your inner potential.

Never begrudge the money you spend on your own education.

The challenge of leadership is to be strong, but not rude; be kind, but not weak; be bold, but not bully; be thoughtful, but not lazy; be humble, but not timid; be proud, but not arrogant; have humor, but without folly.

Success is nothing more than a few simple disciplines, practiced every day.

The problem with waiting until tomorrow is that when it finally arrives, it is called today.

Formal education will make you a living; self-education will make you a fortune.

All leaders are readers.

Learning is the beginning of wealth. Learning is the beginning of health. Learning is the beginning of spirituality. Searching and learning is where the miracle process all begins.

Those who will not read are no better off than those who cannot read.

Discipline is the bridge between goals and accomplishment.

I think everybody should study ants. They have an amazing four-part philosophy. Never give up, look ahead, stay positive and do all you can.

Get around people who have something of value to share with you. Their impact will continue to have a significant effect on your life long after they have departed.

If you don’t design your own life plan, chances are you’ll fall into someone else’s plan. And guess what they have planned for you? Not much.

Sometimes you need to stay in touch but be out of reach.

You are the average of the five people you spend the most time with.

Deep down we all have a sense of our own inadequacy about coping with life.

The best way of learning about anything is by doing.

The beginning is the most important part of the work.

If you can dream it, you can do it.

Although the world is full of suffering, it is full also of the overcoming of it.

A jug fills drop by drop.

The people who are crazy enough to think they can change the world are the ones who do.

Things in life will not always run smoothly. Sometimes we will be rising toward the heights—then all will seem to reverse itself and start downward.