I started out in the ministry, went to college, started as a pastor, pastored for basically 25 years. That was a good time, I really enjoyed it.

Your life today is a result of your thinking yesterday. Your life tomorrow will be determined by what you think today.

To achieve all that is possible, we must attempt the impossible. To be all we can be, we must dream of being more.

A visionary company is like a great work of art. Think of Michelangelo's scenes from Genesis on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel or his statue of David. Think of a great and enduring novel like Huckleberry Finn or Crime and Punishment. Think of Beethoven's Ninth Symphony or Shakespeare's Henry V. Think of a beautifully designed building, like the masterpieces of Frank Lloyd Wright or Ludwig Mies van der Rohe. You can't point to any one single item that makes the whole thing work; it's the entire work-all the pieces working together to create an overall effect-that leads to enduring greatness.

The secret of your success is determined by your daily agenda.

In the corporate community the key word is respect. In the corporate community you don't get a relationship until they respect you first.

Failure is not fatal. Only failure to get back up is.