I am grateful for all those people who said no. It is because of them that I did it myself. Practice an attitude of gratitude. You can either be miserable dwelling on the troubles you have or grateful for the ones you don't have. Your troubles don't care but it makes a huge difference in your life.

We all have three characters: the one we really have, the one we try to convince the world we have, and the one we think we have.

We judge our own character by our best intentions and most noble acts, but we will be judged by our last worst act.

Success or failure can only be measured in terms of a particular objective. The success of a person whose life objective is money or status will look very different than the success of one who sets out to make a positive difference in the world.

No leader or organization can achieve breakout growth until it treats, "we've always done it this way" as an opportunity to think anew rather than as a reason to stop thinking. Keep in mind, tradition should be a guide, not a jailer.

The key to success is effort. The bigger the goal, the greater the effort.

Necessity is not merely the father of invention; it is the father of courage.