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

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

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

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

If you think that you are going to love something, give it a try. You’re going to kick yourself in the butt for the rest of your life if you don’t.

Believe that you will succeed

I never perfected an invention that I did not think about in terms of the service it might give others… I find out what the world needs, then I proceed to invent.

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

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.

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

Don’t take too much advice. Most people who have a lot of advice to give — with a few exceptions — generalize whatever they did. Don’t over-analyze everything. I myself have been guilty of over-thinking problems. Just build things and find out if they work.