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

The critical ingredient is getting off your butt and doing something. It’s as simple as that. A lot of people have ideas, but there are few who decide to do something about them now. Not tomorrow. Not next week. But today. The true entrepreneur is a doer, not a dreamer.

What do you need to start a business? Three simple things: know your product better than anyone, know your customer, and have a burning desire to succeed.

By working faithfully eight hours a day you may eventually get to be boss and work twelve hours a day.

“I don’t pay good wages because I have a lot of money; I have a lot of money because I pay good wages.

Have the end in mind and every day make sure your working towards it

Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work.

To be successful, you have to have your heart in your business, and your business in your heart.

Success is the child of audacity.

Worry about being better; bigger will take care of itself. Think one customer at a time and take care of each one the best way you can.

If I find 10,000 ways something won’t work, I haven’t failed. I am not discouraged, because every wrong attempt discarded is often a step forward.

Make it happen now, not tomorrow. Tomorrow is a loser’s excuse.

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

I failed my way to success.

If you cannot do great things, do small things in a great way.

If you’ve got an idea, start today. There’s no better time than now to get going. That doesn’t mean quit your job and jump into your idea 100% from day one, but there’s always small progress that can be made to start the movement.

All of my friends were doing babysitting jobs. I wanted money without the job.

You were born to win, but to be a winner, you must plan to win, prepare to win, and expect to win.

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

“I don’t pay good wages because I have a lot of money; I have a lot of money because I pay good wages.