Avoid debt that doesn’t pay you. Make it a rule that you never use debt that won’t make you money. I borrowed money for a car only because I knew it could increase my income. Rich people use debt to leverage investments and grow cash flows. Poor people use debt to buy things that make rich people richer.

No economy, no matter how bad, can hold down a goal that is followed by enough action.

Quit sharing bad news and gossip you aren't a garbage truck.

Average is a failing plan! Average doesn't work in any area of life. Anything that you give only average amounts of attention to will start to subside and will eventually cease to exist.

You know, you don't need to grow old to die. I was dying at the age of 20 as a result of no direction and no purpose.

Have goals so big your problems pale in comparison.

Criticism precedes admiration and – like it or not – goes hand in hand with success. Keep pouring on the success, and sooner or later, the very same people who were putting you down will be admiring you for what you have done.