Nothing will work unless you do.

The difference between a boss and a leader: a boss says, ‘Go!’ -a leader says, ‘Let’s go!’.

A ship in harbor is safe. But that’s now what ships are built for.

You shouldn’t focus on why you can’t do something, which is what most people do. You should focus on why perhaps you can, and be one of the exceptions.

Rarely have I seen a situation where doing less than the other guy is a good strategy.

Take time to deliberate; but when the time for action arrives, stop thinking and go in.

The art of being wise is knowing what to overlook.

The only people who never fail are those who never try.

We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, therefore, is not an act but a habit.

Don’t take too much advice. Most people who have a lot of advice to give — with a few exceptions — generalize whatever they did. Don’t over-analyze everything. I myself have been guilty of over-thinking problems. Just build things and find out if they work.

It is not easy to find happiness in ourselves, and it is not possible to find it elsewhere.

In the modern world of business, it is useless to be a creative, original thinker unless you can also sell what you create.

If everything seems under control, you’re just not going fast enough.

Do not wait to strike until the iron is hot; but make it hot by striking

Nothing will ever be attempted if all possible objections must first be overcome.

Happiness depends more on the inward disposition of mind than on outward circumstances.

Success is simply a matter of luck. Ask any failure.

The way to get started is to quit talking and begin doing.