I never think of the future

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

Build your own dreams, or someone else will hire you to build theirs.

The mind that is anxious about future events is miserable.

Associate yourself with people of good quality, for it is better to be alone than in bad company

The virtue lies in the struggle, not in the prize.

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.

If you’re not living life on the edge, you’re taking up too much space.

The surest way not to fail is to determine to succeed.

Vision without action is a daydream. Action without vision is a nightmare.

Defeat isn’t bitter if you don’t swallow it.

The happiness of your life depends upon the quality of your thoughts; therefore guard accordingly.

Hold fast to dreams, for if dreams die, life is a broken winged bird that cannot fly.

It’s almost always harder to raise capital than you thought it would be, and it always takes longer. So plan for that.

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

I’m not a businessman