We must not sit down and wait for miracles. Up and be going!

Thinking is a habit, and like any other habit, it can be changed; it just takes effort and repetition.

Exceptional thinkers ignore their critics and go about their business making history.

Anyone who strays too far from the majority view or the conventional wisdom is bound to be labeled "arrogant," "a maverick," "a Wildman," "weird," or even "crazy."

What turns ordinary people into overachievers is the way they use their minds when they are called on to perform.

History shows us that the people who end up changing the world - the great political, social, scientific, technological, artistic, even sports revolutionaries - are always nuts, until they are right, and then they are geniuses.

The idea of perfect closes your mind to new standards. When you drive hard toward one ideal, you miss opportunities and paths, not to mention hurting your confidence. Believe in your potential and then go out and explore it; don't limit it.