A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity; an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty.

The more difficulties one has to encounter, within and without, the more significant and the higher in inspiration his life will be.

Goals are the fuel in the furnace of achievement.

The challenge is not just to build a company that can endure; but to build one that is worthy of enduring.

Follow your honest convictions, and stay strong.

People who succeed have momentum. The more they succeed, the more they want to succeed, and the more they find a way to succeed. Similarly, when someone is failing, the tendency is to get on a downward spiral that can even become a self-fulfilling prophecy.

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.

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

I’m not afraid of dying, I’m afraid of not trying.

Being realistic is the most commonly traveled road to mediocrity.

You miss 100% of the shots you don’t take.

A ship in harbor is safe, but that’s not what ships are for.

If you pay peanuts, you get monkeys.

Even if you don’t have the perfect idea to begin with, you can likely adapt.