My Favorite Quotes

“Your life is like a wheelbarrow—it won’t move unless you push it.”

“You can have everything in life you want, if you will just help other people get what they want.”

“You don’t have to be great to start, but you have to start to be great.”

“Your attitude, not your aptitude, will determine your altitude.”

“If you aim at nothing, you will hit it every time.”

“You don’t build a business—you build people—and then people build the business.”

“Make today worth remembering ten years from now.”

“Difficult roads often lead to beautiful destinations.”

“Expect the best. Prepare for the worst. Capitalize on whatever comes.”

“What you get by achieving your goals is not as important as what you become by achieving your goals.”

“The more you are grateful for what you have, the more you will have to be grateful for.”

“The way you see your children will be the way you treat them, and the way you treat them is what they become.”

“When you do more than you’re paid for, eventually you’ll be paid for more than you do.”

“Necessity is the mother of invention.”

“Buying cheap merchandise to save money is like stopping the clock to save time.”

“Saving money when buying something you need is like giving yourself a raise.”

“Truth in your words means you don’t need to worry about being persuasive.”

“A successful person sets goals and works hard to achieve them.”

“Being average puts you closer to the bottom than the top.”

“Too much idle time or too much money often leads to bad decisions.”

“Footprints on the sands of time aren’t made by sitting still.”

“If the devil finds idle hands, he’ll put them to work.”

“Humans share 98-99% of their DNA with chimpanzees—imagine what 2% more learning can do for you!”

“True happiness is not about doing what you like but liking where you work.”

“If you fail to plan, you plan to fail.”

“If we don’t try, we’ll never fly; if we don’t do, we’ll never break through.”

“Hard work never killed anyone, but it sure has scared many.”

“A 50% perfect plan followed 100% beats a 100% perfect plan followed halfway.”

“Great ideas without execution will generate no wealth.”

“You can’t watch the clock and keep your eye on the ball at the same time.”

“Worry is like a video game—it keeps you busy but gets you nowhere.”

“Time is irreplaceable—use it or lose it.”

“People fall into four groups: those who inspire things to happen, make things happen, watch things happen, or wonder what just happened. Which one are you?”

“You’re not paid for what’s in your brain but for how you use it.”

“Even on the right track, you’ll get run over if you just stand still.”

“Bad luck doesn’t exist—only bad interpretations.”

“A person with little enthusiasm achieves little, earns little, and lasts for a little.”

“Hard work has no disgrace, but many disgrace hard work.”

“One person working with you is better than three working for you.”

“Never let failure become a habit.”

“Hard work is the mother of democracy, ideas, and progress.”

“If everyone loved their work, life would feel like heaven on earth.”

“Families are like branches on a tree. We may grow in different directions, yet our roots remain as one.”

“A person wrapped up in themselves makes a small package.”

“Personality isn’t bought, borrowed, or inherited—it’s earned.”

“The greatest joy in life comes by doing good deeds quietly and letting them be discovered by accident.”

“Life’s ladder hurts most when you slide down.”

“Hold your temper—no one else wants it.”

“Temper gets people into trouble; pride keeps them there.”

“People are like steel; they lose value when they lose their temper.”

“Your expression is the most important thing you wear.”

“Loud hens often lay the smallest eggs.”

“Honesty is the one card you can play without a second thought.”

“Saying, ‘I’m sorry, I was wrong,’ costs nothing but pays back plenty.”

“A self-centered person travels in small circles.”

“A golden rule: never deflate someone’s ego.”

“It’s better to say something good about a not-so-good person than to say something bad about a good person.”

“Uninformed people are like doorknobs—anyone can turn them.”

“True confidence has no competition.”

“The more you dwell on your troubles, the bigger they grow.”

“Do what’s right—it will gratify some and astonish most.”

“Enthusiastic ignorance in large groups is a very dangerous thing.”

“Always act as if your parents are standing directly behind you.”

“Initiative means doing the right thing without being told.”

“No parts are missing from a self-made person.”

“You can’t pick roses without thorns.”

“Isn’t it odd that ‘American’ ends with ‘I CAN’?”

“Not all problems can be fixed, but none can be fixed without facing them.”

“Some people never take the time to unwrap their own God-given gifts.”

“A weak competitor is better than no competitor.”

“Perseverance, not strength, achieves great things.”

“Falling forward still moves you ahead.”

“Everyone falls while learning to walk—keep trying.”

“Edison failed 10,000 times on his inventions but succeeded in a few big ones.”

“Don’t insult the alligator until you’ve crossed the river.”

“Common sense without education beats a formal education without common sense.”

“Admitting past mistakes shows wisdom gained.”

“Engage your brain before putting your mouth in gear.”

“It is better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to speak and remove all doubt.”

“Success is never built alone.”

“You stop growing when you stop learning.”

“If in doubt, pretend your mother is watching, then decide.”

“The most underdeveloped territory is under our hats.”

“When everything goes bad, the people who stand by you without flinching are your family.”

“Parents should help their children unwrap their God-given gifts.”

“Raising children is like mining for gold—focus on finding the gold, not the dirt.”

“Wisdom comes with age, not intelligence.”

“Going without is for those who never learned to buy right.”

“It’s hard to find success in ourselves when we look for failure in others.”

“Family is not an important thing, it’s everything.”

“When shopping, knowing value beats knowing discounts.”

“Done is better than perfect on a to-do list.”

“You are not responsible for other adults’ happiness.”

“Time passes anyway—spend it working toward your goals.”

“Never settle for ‘good enough’ in the quality of your life.”

“To change minds, make others think it was their idea.”

“A goal not written down is just a dream.”

“A loan is simply future earnings, minus interest.”

“It’s better to have one friend who cares than one hundred who don’t.”

“Having somewhere to go is home. Having someone to love is family. And having both is a blessing.”

“Excuses make today easier but the future harder, the truth makes today harder but the future easier.”

“There are a lot of people who love you so don’t focus on those who don’t.”

“Get it done! Perfection is God’s domain.”