Aim for the highest
There is little success where there is little laughter.
Think of yourself as on the threshold of unparalleled success. A whole, clear, glorious life lies before you. Achieve! Achieve!
90% of all millionaires become so through owning real estate.
You cannot push anyone up the ladder unless he is willing to climb.
Do your duty and a little more and the future will take care of itself.
You must capture and keep the heart of the original and supremely able man before his brain can do its best.
“Success in life is knowing the difference between ham and eggs; the chicken’s involved, the pig is committed.”
Risk-taking is the cornerstone of empires.
Your life does not get better by chance, it gets better by change.
Vision is not enough – it must be combined with venture. It is not enough to stare up the steps – we must step up the stairs.
I’ve seen more people fail because of liquor and leverage – leverage being borrowed money. You really don’t need leverage in this world much. If you’re smart, you’re going to make a lot of money without borrowing.
Too many people are thinking of security instead of opportunity. They seem more afraid of life than death.
I gave up the guitar in 1965. Didn’t want to see a guitar. I’d go out and get drunk. When I came out of the heart surgery, the doc said, “Promise me you’ll work hard.” I said, “I thought working hard is what got me here.” He said, “No, working is what will keep you alive.”
Fact: If standard of living is your number one objective, quality of life almost never improves. But if quality of life is your number one objective, standard of living invariably improves.
Have the courage to be ignorant of a great number of things, in order to avoid the calamity of being ignorant of everything.
I believe in the Golden Rule. The Man with the Gold, Rules.
Some people do really find fault like there’s a reward for it.
The fact of the matter is, you don’t give up what’s natural. Anything I’ve fantasized about, I’ve done.
He climbs highest who helps another up.
There are no guarantees, but being ready sure beats being taken by surprise.
I like the person who commits and goes all in and takes big swings and then maybe fails; who jumps and falls down, rather than the person who points at the person who fell and laughs. But I do sometimes laugh when people fall down.
