Most people give up just when they’re about to achieve success. They quit on the one yard line. They give up at the last minute of the game one foot from a winning touchdown.
Most people give up just when they’re about to achieve success.
The activist is not the man who says the river is dirty. The activist is the man who cleans up the river.
So many people spend their lives chasing money and end up as the richest men in the cemetery. I don’t want to be like that.
If we really want to know who is responsible for the mess we’re in, all we have to do is look in the mirror. You and I own this country, and we are responsible for what happens to it.
Something in human nature causes us to start slacking off at our moment of greatest accomplishment. As you become successful, you will need a great deal of self-discipline not to lose your sense of balance, humility and commitment.
In business, people are held accountable. In Washington, nobody is held accountable. In business, people are judged on results. In Washington, people are measured by their ability to get reelected.
Talk is cheap. Words are plentiful. Deeds are precious.
It takes five years to design a new car in this country. Heck, we won World War II in four years.
The most successful people in the world aren’t usually the brightest. They are the ones who persevere.
When building a team, I always search first for people who love to win. If I can’t find any of those, I look for people who hate to lose.
The best way to make money is not to have money as your primary goal. I’ve seen great people come into the business world primarily motivated to make money. Almost without exception they failed.
The budget should be balanced, the treasury should be refilled, the public debt should be reduced and the arrogance of public officials should be controlled.
Life is never more fun than when you’re the underdog competing against the giants.