The significance of a man is not in what he attains but in what he longs to attain.

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

All cats love fish but fear to wet their paws.

It takes humility to realize that we don’t know everything, not to rest on our laurels and know that we must keep learning and observing. If we don’t, we can be sure some startup will be there to take our place.

By working faithfully eight hours a day you may eventually get to be boss and work twelve hours a day.

The art of leadership is saying no, not yes. It is very easy to say yes.

You won’t get anything unless you have the vision to imagine it.

Leadership is the art of getting someone else to do something you want done because he wants to do it.

Building a castle is difficult. Defending and maintaining it is harder still.

A jade stone is useless before it is processed; a man is good-for-nothing until he is educated.

Have the end in mind and every day make sure your working towards it

A bad workman blames his tools.

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.

Follow your honest convictions, and stay strong.

Don’t be trapped by dogma

I am not a product of my circumstances. I am a product of my decisions.

My son is now an ‘entrepreneur’. That’s what you’re called when you don’t have a job.

There’s no shortage of remarkable ideas, what’s missing is the will to execute them.

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.

Every single person I know who is successful at what they do is successful because they love doing it.