To do great things is difficult; but to command great things is more difficult.

I don’t have big ideas. I sometimes have small ideas, which seem to work out.

It’s not about how to get started; its about how to get noticed.

If plan ‘A’ fails

The whole problem with the world is that fools and fanatics are always so certain of themselves, but wiser people so full of doubts.

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

The successful man is the one who finds out what is the matter with his business before his competitors do.

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

The best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago. The second best time is now.

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