Secrets of Success by Dale Carnegie
Flaming enthusiasm, backed by horse sense and persistence, is the quality that most frequently makes for success.
- Dale Carnegie
Conrad Hilton on the connection between action and success
Achievement seems to be connected with action. Successful men and women keep moving. They make mistakes, but they don’t quit.
- Conrad Hilton
Robert Fulghum on what the world needs
The world does not need tourists who ride by in a bus clucking their tongues. The world as it is needs those who will love it enough to change it, with what they have, where they are.
- Robert Fulghum
Robert Fulghum on teamwork
And it is still true, no matter how old you are, when you go out into the world it is best to hold hands and stick together.
- Robert Fulghum
Robert Fulghum on putting matters in perspective
If you break your neck, if you have nothing to eat, if your house is on fire, then you got a problem. Everything else is inconvenience.
~Robert Fulghum
The Power of self-discipline
“No horse gets anywhere until he is harnessed. No stream or gas drives anything until it is confined. No Niagara is ever turned into light and power until it is tunneled. No life ever grows great until it is focused, dedicated, disciplined.”
- Harry Emerson Fosdick
When you seem to be heading into the wind
“When everything seems to be going against you, remember that the airplane takes off against the wind, not with it.”
- Henry Ford
Lee Iacocca on making good use of time
“If you want to make good use of your time, you’ve got to know what’s most important and then give it all you’ve got.”
- Lee Iacocca
Winston Churchill on how to persevere
If you’re going through hell, keep going.
- Winston Churchill
A benefit of acting with character
“Taking the high road will always make for a more rewarding and sometimes difficult journey. But you will never get lost.”
— Peg Woods