Nearly’ only counts in horseshoes and hand-grenades.

It seems, in fact, that the more advanced a society is, the greater will be its interest in ruined things, for it will see in them a redemptively sobering reminder of the fragility of its...

All things can be achieved but not through all means, some means are not proper

You’ve got to be driven to become successful.

Sceptics are persuaded by a good reputation, for it is an unspoken statement of proof.

No one can mock your meagre achievements or inability to accomplish the simplest of tasks, if they remain figments of your imagination. You can revel, again and again, in the glory of a fairy tale...

If this conviction had not been a strongly emotional one and if those searching for knowledge had not been inspired by Spinoza’s Amor Dei Intellectualis, they would hardly have been capable of that untiring devotion...

It’s amazing how people can find all the mistakes in the world concerning another person, but look into the mirror every day without making changes within. Stop looking down your nose at others, What does...

That which is currently beyond your capabilities now, does not have to be so forever

Sometimes, if you get too close to a subject you can miss what’s most important.

Mark my words. Perception is reality and how someone perceives you is their reality.

Life isn’t about just having dreams, it’s all about transforming them into reality.

You will face your greatest opposition when you are closest to your biggest miracle.

Books open and broaden our minds allowing us to challenge ourselves to become more than we are, by setting positive goals for ourselves, and overcoming doubts about our ability to receive the education we want...

Speaking from the heart is simple. Listening wholeheartedly, however, is much, much more difficult and most rare.

There can be no success in sales without tenacity.

Plans are easy to make, dreams are easy to dream. But putting your back into it? A little bit of hard graft and discipline? That is just too scary and far too much effort for...

While the astronauts, heroes forever, spent mere hours on the moon, I have remained in this new world for nearly thirty years. I know that my achievement is quite ordinary. I am not the only...

We are tempted to believe that certain achievements and possessions will give us enduring satisfaction. We are invited to imagine ourselves scaling the steep cliff face of happiness in order to reach a wide, high...

All things can be achieved but not by all means, for some means are not proper

You listen like an amateur and fool yourself into believing it is enough when it is not.

It saddens me to note that there will always be con artists and charlatans in the world. Men who aim to fool the public by clothing themselves in the robes of experts.

maybe man” into someone whose future success lies completely in his own hands.

On his thirteenth birthday he had seen a film in which the central character was a painter who, unable to sell his work, grew cold and hungry as he went from one unsuccessful interview to...

Fear of mistakes is fear of success

Listen to people from your heart, as if your life depended on it, and you will find that in turn people will listen to you with all of theirs.

It is your duty to save these prospects from that disappointment. Every potential customer, who misses out on what you have to offer, due to your lack of zeal or passion, every prospect who ends...

We must design how we wish to be perceived, and then we must work even harder to continuously recreate and re-evaluate that perception.

Take the challenge of your life.Reach out to your goals.There is no limit to what you can achieve.

You can’t be creative without criticism. If your life is without critics then maybe you are painting your life’s masterpiece with only a broken brown crayon.

If every book was judged by its cover, very few would be read; education would be limited, and fewer movies would be made.

Make sure everyone, who works with you or for you, feels the need to tell others about the incredible experience.

Understand why you are different and how you help, recognise your target market, and give them something they might not even realise they are missing.

Sometime in the future, when business slumps and there appears to be no solution in sight, you will hear others moaning about and blaming the things that are completely out of their control, wasting hour...

The recurrence of a phenomenon like [Thomas] Edison is not very likely. The profound change of conditions and the ever increasing necessity of theoretical training would seem to make it impossible. He will occupy a...

Goals doesn’t leave you like men, goals wait, they wait for their achievers.

Great goals are never scored by not kicking the ball

I want you to start realising how far away you are from being able to listen professionally.

You should feel so driven to help the world that it would weigh you down if a single person received anything but the best.

And by making that plan you have differentiated yourself from more than ninety percent of the population. You are one of the few, who has a clear direction, a decisive plan of action.

Pride is a very dangerous disease that can turn your talent, asset, and achievements into a handicap.

It was very quiet at the hotel, as if there had been a death in the family. When you have quit the Tour, nobody really knows what to say or do. (…) Everything I’d previously...

The choices you make from this day forward will lead you, step by step, to the future you deserve.

Seeking those elusive individuals is like mining for rare gems. It will take hard work, patience, and a persistent attitude. To find that rich seam of colourful stones, you will have to chip through dirt...

Where he comes from, the education he has received, his family history, his wealth, they matter not a jot, but the perception he conveys – that my, boy, is the key. If they believe he...

Do not postpone your happiness to “achievement” of goals. It is not worth postponing your happiness, even for a moment…Learn to “be happy” first, and then go about achieving your goals…

Try not to be a man or woman of success, but rather a man or woman of inspiration. If you’re successful, they will flock to you for money or fame, but if you’re inspirational, they...

If you do not achieve your God-given goals, it does not mean God has not given the power. It rather means you have taken His power for granted!

You must have realised by now that when one really cares, really tries to help, the other party recognises the fact and, therefore, easily sees the logic in working together for the greater good, for...

In this world there are those who enjoy giving people balloons and there are those who take great pleasure in popping them. And I wish to be remembered as being firmly in the first party.