The diamond cannot be polished without friction, nor the man perfected without trials.

We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit.

Be really picky with your hiring, and hire the absolute best people you possibly can. People are the most important component of almost every business, and attracting the best talent possible is going to make a huge difference.

The man who does not work for the love of work but only for money is likely to neither make money nor find much fun in life.

Stay self-funded as long as possible.

A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.

In preparing for battle I have always found that plans are useless, but planning is indispensable.

The best way out is always through.

Ideas are commodity. Execution of them is not.

I don’t have big ideas. I sometimes have small ideas, which seem to work out.

If we don’t allow ourselves to make mistakes, we will never invest in things that are radical.

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

Only those who dare to fail greatly can ever achieve greatly.

Your most unhappy customers are your greatest source of learning.

Action may not always bring happiness; but there is no happiness without action.

Keep away from people who try to belittle your ambitions. Small people always do that, but the really great make you feel that you, too, can become great

Everyone is a genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will spend its whole life believing it is stupid.

It’s fine to celebrate success but it is more important to heed the lessons of failure.

If I find 10,000 ways something won’t work, I haven’t failed. I am not discouraged, because every wrong attempt discarded is often a step forward.