It's difficult for people to come to the understanding that only a small minority of people ever really get the word about life, about living abundantly and successfully. Success in the important departments of life seldom comes naturally, no more naturally than success at anything - a musical instrument, sports, fly-fishing , tennis, golf, business, marriage, parenthood. But for some reason most people wait passively for success to come to them ..., living as other people are living in the unspoken, tacit assumption that other people know how to live successfully.

On Christmas morning, our joy or our happiness can be at a very high level, not because of our anticipation of what we might receive but, rather, in anticipation of watching our loved ones open our gifts to them. In fact, if we're not careful, we can fail to register sufficient excitement and joy upon opening the gifts we receive from others. We must remember that they are happiest at that time and to give them top billing, to stretch their happiness to its full length.

Your rewards in life are in direct proportion to your service

That's the secret: be interesting. If you can't be interesting, shut up. There's nothing wrong with silence.

If the average person realized the power he wields over his life and destiny, he would live in a perpetual state of wonder and thanksgiving.

The biggest mistake that you can make is to believe that you are working for somebody else.

Money is the harvest of our production and service. We in turn use it to obtain the production and service of others.