If you don't take it for granted that the other man will do his job, you're not an executive.

Back of ninety-nine out of one-hundred assertions that a thing cannot be done is nothing, but the unwillingness to do it.

Success is seldom achieved by people who contemplate the possibility of failure

Temporary success can be achieved in spite of lack of other fundamental qualities, but no advancements can be maintained without hard work.

The prizes go to those who meet emergencies successfully. And the way to meet emergencies is to do each daily task the best we can; to act as though the eye of opportunity were always upon us. In the hundred-yard race the winner doesn't cross the tape line a dozen strides ahead of the field. He wins by inches. So we find it in ordinary business life. The big things that come our way are seldom the result of long thought or careful planning, but rather they are the fruit of seed planted in the daily routine of our work.

Business demands faith, compels earnestness, requires courage, is honestly selfish, is penalized for mistakes, and is the essence of life.

Some people are making such thorough preparation for rainy days that they aren't enjoying today's sunshine.