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 nasty little secret was that I couldn't read worth a darn. In my case, I still read very slowly to this moment.

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.

At the end of every day, having a clientele that speaks well of you, that's the largest source of business. I don't care what kind of business you're in. Clients referring us to their friends or relatives is so much more powerful than any advertising we could ever do.

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

Three men were laying brick. The first was asked: " What are you doing? He answered: " Laying some brick." The second man was asked: " What are you working for? " He answered: " Five dollars a day." The third man was asked: " What are you doing? He answered: " I am helping to build a great cathedral." Which man are you?

Passion is the great slayer of adversity. Focus on strengths and what you enjoy.