When the ball is on the one-yard line, never risk a fumble. Carry it over yourself.

If you want to become good at something, do it as often as possible. If you want to become an expert at it, do it every day.

The greed and envy of the nonproducer is insatiable, so that eventually nothing short of 100% taxation will appease him.

There's a basic human weakness inherent in all people which tempts them to bitterly want what they can't have and ungratefully not want what is readily available to them.

In South Africa, they dig for diamonds. Tons of earth are moved to find a little pebble not as large as a little fingernail. The miners are looking for the diamonds, not the dirt. They are willing to lift all the dirt in order to find the jewels. In daily life, people forget this principle and become pessimists because there is more dirt than diamonds. When trouble comes, don’t be frightened by the negatives. Look for the positives and dig them out. They are so valuable it doesn't matter if you have to handle tons of dirt.

Surround yourself with problem solvers, not problem creators.

With a written agreement you have a prayer; with a verbal agreement you have nothing but air.