Smile at people, pop your head into your boss’s office regularly and say hello, and come to your first meeting with something really smart to say.

During your job search, you must also be networking as much as possible, attending events, talks, lectures, and conferences where you’ll meet people you can add to your contact list.

You can’t get caught up in worrying about whether everyone you work with likes you. Ultimately you want the respect of your coworkers, but you don’t need them to be your buddies.

Come right out and say you want it: “It’s been great hearing you talk about the position. I’d love to work here, and I think I could do a terrific job for you.

Smile, look invested, and when you hand in certain projects, say you enjoyed working on them.

You should also have a bio that plays up your brand—this will be used for any kind of press or speaking engagement. Make it jazzy and exciting, and don’t be afraid of language that really touts you.

Children of the same family, the same blood, with the same first associations and habits, have some means of enjoyment in their power, which no subsequent connections can supply.

I did things like get in a cupboard before the teacher came in at the beginning of a lesson, and then, two minutes before the end of the class, I come out of the cupboard and go, 'Sorry I'm late.'

Humility is not weakness, but strength under control

Oh, I knew he was gonna do that. I just knew he was gonna do that. He don't need Jannetty. I told you that off and on.

Don't speak ill of your predecessors or successors. You didn't walk in their shoes.

And the men who hold high places must be the ones who start to mold a new reality closer to the heart.

You must go or send a substitute.

I have a fear right now that what I call the advertising-narcissism complex is sucking up way too much top talent.

The 2 master skills of life are: The Science of Achievement and The Art of Fulfillment.

Victory at all costs, victory in spite of all terror, victory however long and hard the road may be; for without victory, there is no survival.