If you have real, internal value, you don't need a loud, expensive imitation.

Goals provide the energy source that powers our lives.

Motivation is motive in action.

What the mind dwells upon, the body acts upon.

Learn how to grow out of yourself and into the world of others: Plant a shade tree under which you know you will never sit. Set some goals that may benefit your children or an orphanage or the employees of your company or future generations or your own city, fifty years from now.

Life is inherently risky. There is only one big risk you should avoid at all costs, and that is the risk of doing nothing.

Procrastination is the fear of success. People procrastinate because they are afraid of the success that they know will result if they move ahead now. Because success is heavy, carries a responsibility with it, it is much easier to procrastinate and live on the "someday I'll" philosophy.