The great majority of people are “wandering generalities” rather than “meaningful specifics”. The fact is that you can't bit a target that you can't see. If you don't know where you are going, you will probably end up somewhere else. You have to have goals.

When a company or an individual compromises one time, whether it's on price or principle, the next compromise is right around the corner.

Trust is the byproduct of integrity.

Money isn't the most important thing in life, but it's reasonably close to oxygen on the 'gotta have it' scale.

You gotta climb the steps... you can't skip them

When we do more than we are paid to do, eventually we will be paid more for what we do.

A productive employee who is kept busy working at his or her job is far more likely to be happy at that job and less likely to look for employment elsewhere.