The best use of life is to spend it for something that outlasts it

It is hard to fail, but it is worse never to have tried to succeed.

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

Do not anticipate trouble or worry about what may never happen. Keep in the sunlight.

Success is doing what you want, where you want, when you want, with whom you want as much as you want.

If you’re not learning while you’re earning, you’re cheating yourself out of the better portion of your compensation.

Failure defeats losers, failure inspires winners.

Failing to plan is planning to fail.

I treat business a bit like a computer game. I count money as points. I’m doing really well: making lots of money and lots of points.

The only medicine for suffering, crime, and all the other woes of mankind, is wisdom.

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

Wonder what your customer really wants? Ask. Don’t tell.

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

The art of leadership is saying no, not yes. It is very easy to say yes.

I used to sell furniture for a living. The trouble was, it was my own.

When times are bad is when the real entrepreneurs emerge.

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

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

Example is not the main thing in influencing other people; it’s the only thing.

Success is a lousy teacher. It seduces smart people into thinking they can’t lose.