You are responsible for how your life turns out, and your attitude shapes that life for better or worse.

If you'll begin to develop and maintain an attitude that says yes to life and the world, you'll be astonished at the changes you'll see.

Executive ability is deciding quickly and getting somebody else to do the work.

Security isn't what the wise person looks for - it's opportunity.

Ideas are elusive, slippery things. Best to keep a pad of paper and a pencil at your bedside, so you can stab them during the night before they get away.

For a person to build a rich and rewarding life for himself, there are certain qualities and bits of knowledge that he needs to acquire. But there are also things — harmful attitudes, superstitions, emotions — that he needs to chip away. A person needs to chip away everything that doesn't look like the person he or she most wants to become.

If you spend an extra hour each day of study in your chosen field you will be a national expert in that field in five years or less.