Roger Ward Babson

If a bullet should enter my brain, let that bullet destroy every closet door.

If my life has had a theme, I suppose it has been a typical American theme in that, for most of it, I have been looking for happiness and success.

Be miserable. Or motivate yourself. Whatever has to be done, it’s always your choice.

The major reason for setting a goal is for what it makes of you to accomplish it. What it makes of you will always be the far greater value than what you get.

The bad news is time flies. The good news is you’re the pilot.

Go as far as you can see and you will see further.

We grow great by dreams.

Ever tried. Ever failed. No matter. Try Again. Fail again. Fail better.

Do not let what you cannot do interfere with what you can do.

For all the hard times and tough challenges I faced during different periods of my life, I think I was lucky or blessed or both. When things looked bleak, a good guide would appear to set me straight. Someone once asked me about the villains who got in my way, the bad guys who wanted to trip me up or take me out. I don’t remember any. Maybe it’s my nature to remember the good and forget the bad, or maybe it’s my destiny to lock onto the righteous for help.

People with goals succeed because they know where they’re going.

If people like you, they’ll listen to you, but if they trust you, they’ll do business with you.

It’s not what you’ve got, it’s what you use that makes a difference.

Just saying you are better than good won’t make it so. But, when you understand what it takes to live the better than good life, and you apply yourself, your life will truly be better than good.

My definition of an expert in any field is a person who knows enough about what’s really going on to be scared.