It is not the failure of others to appreciate your abilities that should trouble you, but rather your failure to appreciate theirs.
Details matter; it’s worth waiting to get it right.
Somebody once said that in looking for people to hire, you look for three qualities: integrity, intelligence, and energy. And if you don’t have the first, the other two will kill you. You think about it; it’s true. If you hire somebody without integrity, you really want them to be dumb and lazy.
Management is doing things right; leadership is doing the right things.
Do nothing that is of no use.
The quality of a man's life is in direct proportion to his commitment to excellence, regardless of his chosen field of endeavor.
Chop your own wood and it will warm you twice.
Laziness may appear attractive, but work gives satisfaction.
I never did a day's work in my life, it was all fun.
If you knew how much work went into it, you wouldn’t call it genius.
If I have ever made any valuable discoveries, it has been due more to patient attention, than to any other talent.
Throwing yourself into a job you enjoy is one of life’s greatest pleasures.
Train people well enough so they can leave, treat them well enough so they don’t want to.
If you’re trying to create a company, it’s like baking a cake. You have to have all the ingredients in the right proportion.