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

A successful man is one who can lay a firm foundation with the bricks others have thrown at him.

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

When you cease to dream you cease to live.

You have a viable business only if your product is either better or cheaper than the alternatives. If it’s not one or the other, you might make some money at first, but it’s not a sustainable business.

Don’t treat your customers like a bunch of purses and wallets.

Don't waste your life in doubts and fears: Spend yourself on the work before you, well assured that the right performance of this hour's duties will be the best preparation for the hours or ages that follow it.

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

Success is how high you bounce after you hit bottom

When times are bad is when the real entrepreneurs emerge.

Lend your friend $20, if he doesn’t pay you back then he’s not your friend. Money well spent

A fall into a ditch makes you wiser.

You may be disappointed if you fail, but you are doomed if you don’t try.

One of the huge mistakes people make is that they try to force an interest on themselves. You don’t choose your passions; your passions choose you.