“You can make excuses or you can make progress. You choose.”

“The ability to concentrate singlemindedly on your most important task, to do it well and to finish it completely, is the key to great success, achievement, respect, status, and happiness in life.”

“You can’t help the poor by becoming one of them.”

“Get it 80 percent right and then correct it later.”

“It is impossible to succeed without failing.” 

“There are a thousand excuses for failure but never a good reason.” —MARK TWAIN”

“the ability to make yourself do what you should do, when you should do it, whether you feel like it or not.”

“Before you begin work, always ask yourself, "Is this task in the top 20 percent of my activities or in the bottom 80 percent?”

“Life is like a combination lock; your job is to find the numbers, in the right orders, so you can have anything you want.”

“Whatever you believe, with conviction, becomes your reality.”

“An average person with average talent, ambition and education can outstrip the most brilliant genius in our society, if that person has clear, focused goals.”

“Goals are the fuel in the furnace of achievement.”

“Committing your goals to paper increases the likelihood of your achieving them by one thousand percent.”

“You are what you think you are. Your self-concept determines your performance.”

“Know What You Believe What are your values today with regard to your work and your career? Do you believe in the values of integrity, hard work, dependability, creativity, cooperation, initiative, ambition, and getting along well with people? People who live these values in their work are vastly more successful and more highly esteemed than people who do not. What are your values with regard to your family? Do you believe in the importance of unconditional love, continuous encouragement and reinforcement, patience, forgiveness, generosity, warmth, and attentiveness? People who practice these values consistently with the important people in their lives are much happier than people who do not. What are your values with regard to money and financial success? Do you believe in the importance of honesty, industry, thrift, frugality, education, excellent performance, quality, and persistence? People who practice these values are far more successful in their financial lives than those who do not, and they achieve their financial goals far faster as well. What about your health? Do you believe in the importance of self-discipline, self-mastery, and self-control with regard to diet, exercise, and rest? Do you set high standards for health and fitness and then work every day to live up to those standards? People who practice these values live longer, healthier lives than people who do not.”