In everything the ends well defined are the secret of durable success.

Do not wait to strike until the iron is hot; but make it hot by striking.

You’ve got to stop doing all the things that people have tried, tested, and found out don’t work.

When times are bad is when the real entrepreneurs emerge.

The best use of life is to spend it for something that outlasts it

The true entrepreneur is a doer, not a dreamer.

If you think education is expensive, try ignorance

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

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

Rarely have I seen a situation where doing less than the other guy is a good strategy.

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

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

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

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

When you cease to dream you cease to live.

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

Purpose is what gives life a meaning.

Every failure brings with it the seed of an equivalent success.

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.

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.