Here is the secret of inspiration: Tell yourself that thousands and tens of thousands of people, not very intelligent and certainly no more intelligent than the rest of us, have mastered problems as difficult as those that now baffle you.

If a man can make typewriters better than anyone else, let us, in the name of common sense, keep him on the job of making typewriters.

The way to get ahead is to start now.

Not a tenth of us who are in business are doing as well as we could if we merely followed the principles that were known to our grandfathers.

The rule for every worthwhile man is that no serious job ever shall receive less than his best thought and effort.

Loneliness is something you can't walk away from.

Experience and enthusiasm are two fine business attributes seldom found in one individual.