"I am convinced after more than 50 years in the field of motivation that anyone who wants to learn to look at life and/or their circumstances in a positive light can do so."

"Time well spent results in more money to spend, more money to save, and more time to vacation."

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

"Individuals who keep growing in knowledge are the ones who succeed."

"You cannot climb the ladder of success dressed in the costume of failure."

"People do not wander around and then find themselves at the top of Mount Everest."

"If God would have wanted us to live in a permissive society He would have given us Ten Suggestions and not Ten Commandments."

"Reading has been the fuel of my motivation: it has changed the direction in which I have traveled, and it has enhanced my creative imagination more than any other activity I have ever pursued."

"You were born to win, but to be a winner you must plan to win, prepare to win, and expect to win."

"If you are not willing to learn, no one can help you. If you are determined to learn, no one can stop you."

"Success means doing the best we can with what we have. Success is the doing, not the getting; in the trying, not the triumph. Success is a personal standard, reaching for the highest that is in us, becoming all that we can be."

"Difficult roads often lead to beautiful destinations. The best is yet to come."

"Time can be an ally or an enemy. What it becomes depends entirely upon you, your goals, and your determination to use every available minute."

"You are the only person on earth who can use your ability."

"It will be disastrous when a leader or manager shows up with one attitude one day and treats people with a different attitude the next day."

"Whether it's eight o'clock in the morning or eight o'clock at night, I always try to greet others before they have a chance to speak to me."