I did as much as I could: raising chickens, pushing an ice-cream cart, bagging walnuts, driving a tractor on a beet farm, working on the railroad. I think this eclectic career helped me a lot in life.

People succeed at just about anything they're genuinely enthusiastic about.

I quickly learned that if I kept at it and plowed right through the rejections I would eventually get somebody to buy my wares.

I consider my ability to arouse enthusiasm among men the greatest asset I possess. The way to develop the best that is in a man is by appreciation and encouragement.

There is nothing else that so kills the ambitions of a person as criticisms from superiors. I never criticize anyone...If I like anything, I am hearty in my approbation and lavish in my praise.

I was once ask if a big business man ever reached his objective. I replied that if a man ever reached his objective he was not a big business man.

The man who has done less than his best has done nothing.