Steve Jobs

Innovation distinguishes between a leader and a follower.

Don’t be trapped by dogma-which is living with the results of other people’s thinking. Don’t let the noise of others’ opinions drown out your own inner voice. And most important, have the courage to follow your heart and intuition.

Remembering that you are going to die is the best way I know to avoid the trap of thinking you have something to lose. You are already naked. There is no reason not to follow your heart.

If you haven’t found it yet keep looking.

You can’t connect the dots looking forward; you can only connect them looking backwards. So you have to trust that the dots will somehow connect in your future. You have to trust in something – your gut, destiny, life, karma, whatever. This approach has never let me down, and it has made all the difference in my life.

Your time is limited, so don’t waste it living someone else’s life.

Remember this: Nothing worth doing ever, ever, ever came easy. Following your convictions means you must be willing to face criticism from those who lack the same courage to do what is right.

Be open to new information and ideas.

You are what you are and you are where you are because of what has gone into your mind. You change what you are and you change where you are by changing what goes into your mind.

Stop selling. Start helping.

Don’t start the day until you have it finished. Don’t start the week until you have it finished. Don’t start the month until you have it finished. Plan your day.

If you want to achieve excellence, you can get there today. As of this second, quit doing less-than-excellent work.

Every great advance in natural knowledge has involved the absolute rejection of authority.

Earl Nightingale has inspired more people toward success and fortune than any other motivational speaker on the planet.

By working faithfully eight hours a day you may eventually get to be boss and work twelve hours a day

Where you start is not as important as where you finish.

We all prospect, and don’t even know we’re doing it. When you start the dating process, you are actually prospecting for the person you want to marry. When you’re interviewing employees, you are prospecting for someone who will best fit your needs.

Ability can take you to the top, but it takes character to keep you there.

No matter where you are in life, you’ll save a lot of time by not worrying too much about what other people think about you. The earlier in your life that you can learn that, the easier the rest of it will be.

Goals enable you to do more for yourself and others, too.

Athletic skills are acquired over a long period of time and after countless hours of practice.