A goal without a plan is just a wish.
Shallow men believe in luck or in circumstance. Strong men believe in cause and effect.
You can’t cross the sea merely by standing and staring at the water.
Life’s most persistent and urgent question is, ‘What are you doing for others?’
What’s done cannot be undone.
Breathing in, I calm body and mind. Breathing out, I smile. Dwelling in the present moment I know this is the only moment.
Details matter; it’s worth waiting to get it right.
Between stimulus and response, there is a space. In that space is our power to choose our response. In our response lies our growth and our freedom.
All that is gold does not glitter, Not all those who wander are lost; The old that is strong does not wither, Deep roots are not reached by the frost.
Comparison is the thief of joy.
If you want to build a ship, don’t drum up the men to gather wood, divide the work, and give orders. Instead, teach them to yearn for the vast and endless sea.
All the world’s a stage.
Patience is not the ability to wait but the ability to keep a good attitude while waiting.
Sleep is the best meditation.
The day the soldiers stop bringing you their problems is the day you stopped leading them. They have either lost confidence that you can help them or concluded that you do not care. Either case is a failure of leadership.
A person, who no matter how desperate the situation, gives others hope, is a true leader.
The difference between successful people and really successful people is that really successful people say no to almost everything.
Take a simple idea and take it seriously.
Great companies are built on great products.
When we are no longer able to change a situation – we are challenged to change ourselves.