There is no shortage of opportunity. There is only a shortage of those who will apply themselves to the basics that success requires.

Your personal philosophy is the greatest determining factor in how your life works out.

Opportunity shies away from need, but opportunity is attracted by talent and ability. What you don't want to happen is opportunity to turn cool on you. You don't want to offend opportunity. So the only thing you present to opportunity is ability, performance and skill. Don't present need to opportunity.

Count the cost first. Don’t pay too big a price for pursuing minor values.

If someone is going down the wrong road, he doesn't need motivation to speed him up. What he needs is education to turn him around.

Leadership is the great challenge of the 21st century in science, politics, education, and industry. But the greatest challenge in leadership is parenting. We need to do more than just get our enterprises ready for the challenges of the twenty-first century. We also need to get our children ready for the challenges of the 21st century.

Take advantage of every opportunity to practice your communication skills so that when important occasions arise, you will have the gift, the style, the sharpness, the clarity, and the emotions to affect other people.