Risk more than others think is safe. Dream more than others think is practical.

To reach a port, we must sail

Make your team feel respected, empowered and genuinely excited about the company’s mission.

I honestly think it is better to be a failure at something you love than to be a success at something you hate.

The diamond cannot be polished without friction, nor the man perfected without trials.

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

Every artist was first an amateur.

You must either modify your dreams or magnify your skills.

Get big quietly, so you don’t tip off potential competitors.

There’s an entrepreneur right now, scared to death, making excuses, saying, ‘It’s not the right time just yet.’ There’s no such thing as a good time. Get out of your garage and go take a chance, and start your business.

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

It is never too late to be what you might have been.

In preparing for battle I have always found that plans are useless, but planning is indispensable.

Everyone is a genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will spend its whole life believing it is stupid.

Sow a thought, reap an action; sow an action, reap a habit; sow a habit, reap a character; sow a character, reap a destiny.

The secret of getting ahead is getting started.