Success is simply a matter of luck. Ask any failure.

Formal education will make you a living; self-education will make you a fortune.

Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work

Every artist was first an amateur.

Whether you think you can or you can’t, you’re right.

Show me a person who never made a mistake, and I will show you a person who never did anything.

Make it happen now, not tomorrow. Tomorrow is a loser’s excuse.

the entrepreneur always searches for change, responds to it, and exploits it as an opportunity.

The entrepreneur builds an enterprise; the technician builds a job.

Most 'impossible' goals can be met simply by breaking them down into bite-size chunks, writing them down, believing them, and then going full speed ahead as if they were routine.

Most 'impossible' goals can be met simply by breaking them down into bite-size chunks, writing them down, believing them, and then going full speed ahead as if they were routine.

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

Live in each season as it passes; breathe the air, drink the drink, taste the fruit, and resign yourself to the influences of each.

If you live for weekends or vacations, your shit is broken

Ideas are commodity. Execution of them is not.

Success is how high you bounce after you hit bottom

The vision must be followed by the venture. It is not enough to stare up the steps – we must step up the stairs.

I wasn’t satisfied just to earn a good living. I was looking to make a statement.

Marking dynamos for repair $10,000.00—2 hours labor $10.00; knowing where to mark $9,990.00.

Formal education will make you a living. Self education will make you a fortune.