The most important conversations, briefings, meeting, and lectures you will ever have will be those you hold with yourself in the privacy of your own mind.

A failure is like fertilizer; it stinks to be sure, but it makes things grow faster in the future.

The winner's edge is not in a gifted birth, a high IQ, or in talent. The winner's edge is all in the attitude, not aptitude. Attitude is the criterion for success.

Learn from the past, set vivid, detailed goals for the future,and live in the only moment of time over which you have any control: now.

Time is an equal opportunity employer. Each human being has exactly the same number of hours and minutes in a day.

Self-esteem is felt even though you may not have done anything yet, but just feel the capability for it.

Persistence means giving full concentration to whatever you are doing right now. ... Persistence is success through trial, error, resetting your goals, and moving toward the target.