Our minds become magnetized with the dominating thoughts we hold in our minds and these magnets attract to us the forces, the people, the circumstances of life which harmonize with the nature of our dominating thoughts.

The optimist sees the rose and not its thorns; the pessimist stares at the thorns, oblivious of the rose.

No one lives long enough to learn everything they need to learn starting from scratch. To be successful, we absolutely, positively have to find people who have already paid the price to learn the things that we need to learn to achieve our goals.

Difficulties break some men but make others. No axe is sharp enough to cut the soul of a sinner who keeps on trying, one armed with the hope that he will rise even in the end.

Human potential is the same for all. Your feeling, “I am of no value”, is wrong. Absolutely wrong. You are deceiving yourself. We all have the power of thought – so what are you lacking? If you have willpower, then you can change anything. It is usually said that you are your own master.

Empty pockets never held anyone back. Only empty heads and empty hearts can do that.

We’ve got to put a lot of money into changing behavior.

Be a yardstick of quality. Some people aren’t used to an environment where excellence is expected.

A real decision is measured by the fact that you’ve taken a new action. If there’s no action, you haven’t truly decided.

The most successful people in life are the ones who ask questions. They’re always learning. They’re always growing. They’re always pushing.