V.E. Schwab Quotes

The difference between getting somewhere and nowhere is the courage to make an early start. The fellow who sits still and does just what he is told will never be told to do big things.

The man who does not work for the love of work but only for money is not likely to make money nor find much fun in life.

Don't limit investing to the financial world. Invest something of yourself, and you will be richly rewarded.

Anarchy is a state of society where the only government is reason.

When a man has put a limit on what he will do, he has put a limit on what he can do.

I consider my ability to arouse enthusiasm among men the greatest asset I possess. The way to develop the best that is in a man is by appreciation and encouragement.

In the new world, it is not the big fish which eats the small fish, it's the fast fish which eats the slow fish.

The best place to succeed is where you are with what you've got.

A man who trims himself to suit everybody will soon whittle himself away.

One can succeed at almost anything for which he has enthusiasm.

Good morning! Remember: A person can succeed at almost anything for which they have unlimited enthusiasm.

A woman worries about the future until she gets a husband, while a man never worries about the future until he gets a wife.

There is nothing else that so kills the ambitions of a person as criticisms from superiors. I never criticize anyone...If I like anything, I am hearty in my approbation and lavish in my praise.

Lead the life that will make you kindly and friendly to everyone about you, and you will be surprised what a happy life you will lead.

A man to carry on a successful business must have imagination. He must see things in a vision, a dream of the whole thing.

We are all salesmen every day of our lives. We are selling our ideas, our plans, our enthusiasms to those with whom we come in contact.

Don't be reluctant about putting on overalls!

The biggest change in the world today is that the young don’t learn from the old, they teach the old about the world today.

Personality is to a man what perfume is to a flower.

Don't be afraid of imperilling your health by giving a few extra hours to the company that pays your salary!

I have yet to find the man, however exalted his station, who did not do better work and put forth greater effort under a spirit of approval than under a spirit of criticism.

All successful employers are stalking men who will do the unusual, men who think, men who attract attention by performing more than is expected of them.

Kindness is more powerful than compulsion.

A great leader has brains, vision, soul, values and a heart.

The key issue is the shift of the centre of gravity from the West to the East, the rise of China and India.

I quickly learned that if I kept at it and plowed right through the rejections I would eventually get somebody to buy my wares.

I disagreed with Carnegie's ideas on how best to distribute his wealth. I spent mine!

Work hard. Hard work is the best investment a man can make.

I couldn't read. I just scraped by. My solution back then was to read classic comic books because I could figure them out from the context of the pictures. Now I listen to books on tape.

The man who has done less than his best has done nothing.

Young men may enjoy dropping their work at five or six o'clock and slipping into a dress suit for an evening of pleasure; but the habit has certain drawbacks.

You can tell a workingman you like him, but he knows whether you are sincere or not. You can't make him believe you are interested in his welfare unless you are.

I've always considered myself a graphic artists - a draftsman - as opposed to a typist. I do still work on a drawing table. At times drawing on a computer feels like I'm drawing on an Etch-a-Sketch.

A cat sleeps fat, yet walks thin.

The way to get things done is to stimulate competition. I do not mean in a sordid, money-getting way, but in the desire to excel.

If more persons would get so enthused over their day's work that some one would have to remind them to go out to lunch there would be more happiness in the world and less indigestion.

We do not want to just define issues; we want to help to create solutions

We have a great obligation not only to look after our own interests, but to engage and to make sure that this meeting is at the beginning of a renaissance of trust.

There's no limit possible to the expansion of each one of us.

Passion is the great slayer of adversity. Focus on strengths and what you enjoy.

The men who miss success have two general alibis: 'I'm not a genius' is one; and the other, 'There aren't the opportunities today there used to be'.

You can never really get away - - you can only take yourself somewhere else.

Many times I can see a solution to something differently and quicker than other people. I see the end zone and say 'This is where I want to go.'

I was once ask if a big business man ever reached his objective. I replied that if a man ever reached his objective he was not a big business man.

Nobody wants to be passive; indexing is not passive - much more goes into indexing than watching a stock become the next buggy whip.

I have probably purchased fifty 'hot tips' in my career, maybe even more. When I put them all together, I know I am a net loser.

The world must become aware of the fantastic transformational power of social entrepreneurship and the Foundation will work as a catalyst in this effort.

Looking to the future I see in the further acceleration of science continuous jobs for our workers. Science will cure unemployment.

Purity without balance is its own corruption.

What we must seek is a plan by which the men will receive high wages when the employers are receiving high prices for the product.