“It's true, spectacular preparation always precedes spectacular performance.”
“Our children are our only hope for the future, but we are their only hope for their present and their future.”
“Rich people have small TVs and big libraries, and poor people have small libraries and big TVs.”
“Don't wait until you feel like taking positive action. Take the action and then you will feel like doing it.”
“We miss 100 percent of the sales we don’t ask for.”
“I'm constantly amazed that owners and managers of all businesses don't train their people to call the person who pays by credit card by name. It definitely makes the customer feel good and will be a factor in bringing them back to your place of business.”
“We fail our children if we say, 'Don't do as I do, but do as I say'.”
“Reading has been the fuel of my motivation: it has changed the direction in which I have traveled, and it has enhanced my creative imagination more than any other activity I have ever pursued.”
“Sometimes adversity is what you need to face in order to become successful.”
“Be firm on principle but flexible on method.”
“All resources are not obvious; great managers find and develop available talent.”
“I was in that part of the class that made the top half possible.”
“You enhance your chances for success when you understand that your yearning power is more important than your earning power”
“Winning leaders are almost always motivated when the chips are down.”
“Getting knocked down in life is a given. Getting up and moving forward is a choice.”
“When we do more than we are paid to do, eventually we will be paid more for what we do.”
“Why we are here is important, but to know where we are going is imperative. It's not what you've got, it's what you use, that makes a difference in how your life turns out.”
“WORRYING does not take away tomorrow's TROUBLES, it takes away today's PEACE.”
“I'm so optimistic, I'd go after Moby Dick in a rowboat and take the tartar sauce with me.”
“I believe it's important that we use names of endearment that reflect a special feeling for the individual involved.”
“Habits are funny things. What's funny, or rather tragic, is that bad habits are so predictable and avoidable. Despite this, there are people by the millions who insist on acquiring habits that are bad, expensive, and create problems. The habit they weren't going to get, got them!”
“The way you see things - your attitude - is the most important factor in your success.”
“There is no such thing as a lazy person; he is either sick or uninspired.”
“Evidence is conclusive that your self-talk has a direct bearing on your performance.”
“Individuals score points, but teams win games.”
