“The world is full of people who want to play it safe, people who have tremendous potential but never use it. Somewhere deep inside them, they know that they could do more in life, be more, and have more -- if only they were willing to take a few risks.”

“In your business or in your close relationships, if you want people to perform Herculean feats on your behalf, they must know that you care about them.”

“Don't be afraid to employ people who will force you out of your comfort zone.”

“Without appreciation and respect for other people, true leadership becomes ineffective, if not impossible.”

“Many people fail not so much because of their mistakes; they fail because they are afraid to try.”

“You never help others by allowing them to getaway with giving less than their best efforts.”

“Where people know their work and do it, life has few blank spaces for boredom and they are seldom to be pitied. Where people have not yet found their work, they may be more pitied than those that beg their bread. When a man knows his work and will not do it, pity him more than one who is to be hanged tomorrow.”