High achievers dwell on what they do well and spend very little time evaluating themselves and their performances.

You will not do incredible things without an incredible dream.

Thinking is a habit, and like any other habit, it can be changed; it just takes effort and repetition.

As soon as anyone starts telling you to be "realistic," cross that person off your invitation list.

Exceptional thinkers ignore their critics and go about their business making history.

What turns ordinary people into overachievers is the way they use their minds when they are called on to perform.

If you really want to find out what you're capable of, you cannot put limits on yourself, and you definitely cannot be cautious.

Stick with your own perception of yourself-living in your own world-and letting your reality, not the reality presented by other people or particular situations, control your performance.

Overachievers don't think reasonably, sensibly, or rationally.

Superstars think like superstars long before the fans or the press anoint them.

Confidence is not a guarantee of success, but a pattern of thinking that will improve your likelihood of success, a tenacious search for ways to make things work.

too much explanation can take the pleasure out of any poetry.(Preface, vii)

Everyone has honour and a good name. It is the only sacred thing that every person has.

Legal action is but warfare disguised.

Good but not religious-good.

Not everyone is lucky enough to be given space and trust.

Failure isn't an option. I've erased the word fear from my vocabulary and I think when you erase fear you can't fail.

Bigot: One who is obstinately and zealously attached to an opinion that you do not entertain.

Twitter is really a hyper-distilled version of how the internet should work - short bursts of relatively useful information.

I'm not a top-five player yet.

Coffee comes in five descending stages: Coffee, Java, Jamoke, Joe, and Carbon Remover.