Never complain, never explain. Resist the temptation to defend yourself or make excuses.

The way you give your name to others is a measure of how much you like and respect yourself.

If there is no cure, you must endure.

Do one thing at a time. Start the day with a list of things you have to do, and do the most important things first.

The essence of a successful business is really quite simple. It is your ability to offer a product or service that people will pay for at a price sufficiently above your costs, ideally three or four or five times your cost, thereby giving you a profit that enables you to buy and to offer more products and services.

A goal that is not in writing is like cigarette smoke: It drifts away and disappears. It is vague and insubstantial. It has no force, effect, or power. But a written goal becomes something that you can see, touch, read, and modify if necessary.

The greatest treasures of your life are associated with the people you love and who love you in return.