Nine out of ten businesses fail; so I came up with a foolproof plan

In all things that you do, consider the end.

Most great people have attained their greatest success just one step beyond their greatest failure

To win without risk is to triumph without glory

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

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

Leaders don’t force people to follow, they invite them on a journey.

Keep on going, and the chances are that you will stumble on something, perhaps when you are least expecting it. I never heard of anyone ever stumbling on something sitting down.

Worry about being better; bigger will take care of itself. Think one customer at a time and take care of each one the best way you can.

Do or do not. There is no try.

Go confidently in the direction of your dreams. Live the life you have imagined.

The true entrepreneur is a doer, not a dreamer.

Success is the child of audacity.

Success in business requires training and discipline and hard work. But if you’re not frightened by these things, the opportunities are just as great today as they ever were.

I have not failed. I’ve just found 10,000 ways that won’t work.

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

Nothing will ever be attempted if all possible objections must first be overcome.

It’s easier to ask forgiveness than it is to get permission

Failing to plan is planning to fail.

If you ain’t making waves, you ain’t kickin’ hard enough