Have a vision. Be demanding.

There are no secrets to success. It is the result of preparation, hard work, and learning from failure.

Pissing people off doesn't mean you're doing the right things, but doing the right things will almost inevitably piss people off.

A dream doesn't become reality through magic; it takes sweat, determination and hard work.

None of us can change our yesterdays but all of us can change our tomorrows.

If you are going to achieve excellence in big things, you develop the habit in little matters. Excellence is not an exception, it is a prevailing attitude.

Effective leaders are made, not born. They learn from trial and error, and from experience.

The most important thing I learned is that soldiers watch what their leaders do. You can give them classes and lecture them forever, but it is your personal example they will follow.

Respect for leaders by followers can't be mandated; it must be earned. It has to be given to leaders by their followers.

Get mad, then get over it.

Being responsible sometimes means pissing people off.

Investing in your mind is the best investment you can make.

Nature is to be observed

When I see joggers go by I shout "Jim Fixx is dead. Fats Domino lives!"

I want to be the candidate placed on the ballot by the people, not the party.

To find the true cause of how you think and feel, find the 'sponsoring thought' that created the interpretation that created your experience of life.

Every single answer starts with the phrase 'I don't know.' But most of the time she does know, if I give her the time and the space in which to answer.

I am a very mediocre intellect, at best, and I am smarter than most people I know - and that terrifies me.

Bravery is not strength in the face of a far lesser foe. Bravery is the exact opposite of that.

To be a real man or woman, you've got to know what you believe in. You've got to understand that your actions have consequences and that they are connected to everything that you are.

Chess is a contributor to net human unhappiness, since the pleasure of victory is greatly exceeded by the pain of defeat.