Between the great things we cannot do and the small things we will not do, the danger is that we shall do nothing.
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Between the great things we cannot do and the small things we will not do, the danger is that we shall do nothing.
Success consists of going from failure to failure without loss of enthusiasm.
I will show you fear in a handful of dust.
I always pass on good advice. It is the only thing to do with it. It is never of any use to oneself.
The single most important thing to remember about any enterprise is that there are no results inside its walls. The result of a business is a satisfied customer.
You have your way. I have my way. As for the right way, the correct way, and the only way, it does not exist.
And the winds and the waves are always on the side of the ablest navigators.
When someone shows you who they are, believe them the first time.
Reflect upon your present blessings of which every man has many - not on your past misfortunes, of which all men have some.
To succeed in business, to reach the top, an individual must know all it is possible to know about that business.
To travel a circle is to journey over the same ground time and time again. To travel a circle wisely is to journey over the same ground for the first time. In this way, the ordinary becomes extraordinary, and the circle, a path to where you wish to be. And when you notice at last that the path has circled back into itself, you realize that where you wish to be is where you have already been ... and always were.
If we are a good team and know what we want to do, one of us can defeat tons of them.
To-morrow, and to-morrow, and to-morrow, Creeps in this petty pace from day to day, To the last syllable of recorded time; And all our yesterdays have lighted fools The way to dusty death. Out, out, brief candle! Life's but a walking shadow, a poor player, That struts and frets his hour upon the stage, And then is heard no more. It is a tale Told by an idiot, full of sound and fury, Signifying nothing.
An overburdened, overstretched executive is the best executive, because he or she doesn't have the time to meddle, to deal in trivia, to bother people.
Many people die at twenty five and aren't buried until they are seventy five.
You can do one of two things; just shut up, which is something I don't find easy, or learn an awful lot very fast, which is what I tried to do.
Before success comes in any man's life, he's sure to meet with much temporary defeat and, perhaps some failures. When defeat overtakes a man, the easiest and the most logical thing to do is to quit. That's exactly what the majority of men do.
There is no such thing as an average runner. We are all above average.
Dating is pressure and tension. What is a date, really, but a job interview that lasts all night?
A true leader has the confidence to stand alone, the courage to make tough decisions, and the compassion to listen to the needs of others. He does not set out to be a leader, but becomes one by the equality of his actions and the integrity of his intent.
Let your heart feel for the afflictions and distress of everyone, and let your hand give in proportion to your purse.
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