When you believe that other people think highly of you, your level of self-acceptance and self-esteem goes straight up.

When you are younger, you worry about what people think about you. When you are older, you realize that no one was ever thinking about you at all.

Lack of clarity is the number-one time-waster. Always be asking, 'What am I trying to do? How am I trying to do it.

When you begin moving toward excellence, you will find very little competition. You're competing with only 20% of the population.

The ability to discipline yourself to delay gratification in the short term in order to enjoy greater rewards in the long term, is the indispensable prerequisite for success.

Intellectual capital is the most valuable of all factors of production.

When you want something badly enough, you will develop the confidence and the ability to overcome any obstacle in your way.