Leaders are made, not born. You learn to become a leader by doing what other excellent leaders have done before you. You become proficient in your job or skill, and then you become proficient at understanding the motivations and behaviors of other people.

The great secret to success is that there are no secrets of success. There are only timeless principles that have proven effective throughout the centuries.

You have within you right now, everything you need to deal with whatever the world can throw at you.

Focus very clearly on a few small things. The purpose of a business is to give someone something that they want. Have a product or service that's really excellent. [...] What can you offer that no one else can offer and will satisfy them at a higher level than what anyone else can?

Read an hour every day in your chosen field. This works out to about one book per week, fifty books per year, and will guarantee your success.

When you allow yourself to begin to dream big dreams, creatively abandon the activities that are taking up too much of your time, and focus your inward energies on alleviating your main constraints, you start to feel an incredible sense of power and confidence.

Integrity is the foundation upon which all other values are built.