Self-respect: the secure feeling that no one, as yet, is suspicious.

I grew up cursing a lot.

Feeling sorry for yourself, and your present condition, is not only a waste of energy but the worst habit you could possibly have.

From my childhood I had been intended for the clergy. This prospect hung like a dark cloud on my mind.

My rich dad believed we should all learn to take care of ourselves.

Our character is basically a composite of our habits. Because they are consistent, often unconcious patterns, they constantly, daily, express our character.

I was always taught not to answer no questions. I’m not really good at answering them because I get agitated so fast.

I love women with attitude.

He that is of the opinion money will do everything may well be suspected of doing everything for money.

Yes, some people say to me you’re too skinny, but never a skinny person says that to me, only people who could lose a few pounds say that.

I always make my dreams into goals.

Confidence comes from discipline and training.

I believe the first test of a truly great man is in his humility.

People seem not to see that their opinion of the world is also a confession of character.

Dream and you shall become.

If you carefully consider what you want to be said of you in the funeral experience, you will find your definition of success.

I think I am the greatest fighter in any class. I know I can hold two, maybe even three belts.

I try to live what I teach. A lot of things come against us in life, but we should try to find something to be grateful for, and see each day as a gift.

Man can alter his life by altering his thinking.

Begin with the end in mind.

Never find fault with the absent.

Trust yourself. Create the kind of self that you will be happy to live with all your life. Make the most of yourself by fanning the tiny, inner sparks of possibility into flames of achievement.

Before you start a goal – let’s take care of our insecurities because they are going to surface when you put yourself in the crucible and you’re suffering.

Of course, individual change doesn’t make much difference in a holistic picture… but we need both systemic change and individual change.

The ability to deal with people is as purchasable a commodity as sugar or coffee and I will pay more for that ability than for any other under the sun.

A lot of people are afraid to tell the truth, to say no. That’s where toughness comes into play. Toughness is not being a bully. It’s having backbone.

To succeed in the world it is not enough to be stupid, you must also be well-mannered.

Perfectionism is not the same thing as striving to be our best. Perfectionism is not about healthy achievement and growth; it’s a shield.

We have to abandon the idea that schooling is something restricted to youth. How can it be, in a world where half the things a man knows at 20 are no longer true at 40 – and half the things he knows at 40 hadn’t been discovered when he was 20?

I think a role model is a mentor – someone you see on a daily basis, and you learn from them.

I think who you are in school really sticks with you.

It seems, in fact, as though the second half of a man’s life is made up of nothing, but the habits he has accumulated during the first half.

Practice yourself, for heaven’s sake in little things, and then proceed to greater.

The way to develop decisiveness is to start right where you are, with the very next question you face.

Learning never exhausts the mind.

Take advantage of every opportunity to practice your communication skills so that when important occasions arise, you will have the gift, the style, the sharpness, the clarity, and the emotions to affect other people.

So when I speak in front of thousands, tens of thousands of people, I don’t really get nervous because I know what I want to say and I know what message I want to give.

I am always ready to learn although I do not always like being taught.

Make yourself necessary to somebody.

Leadership is solving problems. The day soldiers stop bringing you their problems is the day you have stopped leading them. They have either lost confidence that you can help or concluded you do not care. Either case is a failure of leadership.

If something can corrupt you, you’re corrupted already.

Without being the most confident person in the world, I think I am the right person for Liverpool.

Some people have a hard time getting rid of stuff. If that’s you, pray for God to give you the courage to get rid of things you don’t really need or things He wants you to give away. This will help keep your surroundings organized and clutter-free.

There are many things I do where the centre of it is… It’s almost more my humanitarian work than art.

Nature gives you the face you have at twenty; it is up to you to merit the face you have at fifty.

I’ve actually not read any books on time management.

I have a hat. It is graceful and feminine and give me a certain dignity, as if I were attending a state funeral or something. Someday I may get up enough courage to wear it, instead of carrying it.

I’m very good at what I do, and I don’t turn my hand to something unless I’m very good at it, frankly.

I know I want to always do the best I can.

To those whose talents are above mediocrity, the highest subjects may be announced. To those who are below mediocrity, the highest subjects may not be announced.

I’ve used my femininity and my sexuality as a weapon and a tool… but that’s just natural.

Self-confidence is the first requisite to great undertakings.

If you sit there and have that mentality of ‚triple down on what you’re good at,‘ you’re never going to grow. You’re always going to stay the same.

‚Happiness‘ is a pointless goal.

You can start right where you stand and apply the habit of going the extra mile by rendering more service and better service than you are now being paid for.

When new turns of behavior cease to appear in the life of the individual, its behavior ceases to be intelligent.

I don’t fear anybody… at all.

To penetrate and dissipate these clouds of darkness, the general mind must be strengthened by education.

Communication is a skill that you can learn. It’s like riding a bicycle or typing. If you’re willing to work at it, you can rapidly improve the quality of evry part of your life.

I break ground. I trailblaze.

Honesty is the first chapter in the book of wisdom.