Apply yourself. Get all the education you can, but then, by God, do something. Don't just stand there, make it happen.

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People want economy and they will pay any price to get it.

People want economy and they will pay any price to get it.

How to gain, how to keep, how to recover happiness is in fact for most...

How to gain, how to keep, how to recover happiness is in fact for most...

Any supervisor worth his salt would rather deal with people who attempt too much than...

Any supervisor worth his salt would rather deal with people who attempt too much than...

In the end, all business operations can be reduced to three words: people, product and...

In the end, all business operations can be reduced to three words: people, product and...

The affections are like lightning: you cannot tell where they will strike till they have...

The affections are like lightning: you cannot tell where they will strike till they have...

In a completely rational society, the best of us would be teachers and the rest...

In a completely rational society, the best of us would be teachers and the rest...

If you want to make good use of your time, you've got to know what's...

If you want to make good use of your time, you've got to know what's...

The discipline of writing something down is the first step toward making it happen.

The discipline of writing something down is the first step toward making it happen.

One of the things the government can't do is run anything. The only things our...

One of the things the government can't do is run anything. The only things our...

The greatest discovery of my generation is that human beings can alter their lives by...

The greatest discovery of my generation is that human beings can alter their lives by...

Every business and every product has risks. You can't get around it.

Every business and every product has risks. You can't get around it.

I've always found that the speed of the boss is the speed of the team.

I've always found that the speed of the boss is the speed of the team.

Motivation is everything. You can do the work of two people, but you can't be...

Motivation is everything. You can do the work of two people, but you can't be...

My father always used to say that when you die, if you've got five real...

My father always used to say that when you die, if you've got five real...

Management is nothing more than motivating other people.

Management is nothing more than motivating other people.

So what do we do? Anything. Something. So long as we just don't sit there....

So what do we do? Anything. Something. So long as we just don't sit there....

If we screw it up, start over. Try something else.

If we screw it up, start over. Try something else.

I have always found that if I move with seventy-five percent or more of the...

I have always found that if I move with seventy-five percent or more of the...

You can have brilliant ideas, but if you can't get them across, your ideas won't...

You can have brilliant ideas, but if you can't get them across, your ideas won't...

I hire people brighter than me and then I get out of their way.

I hire people brighter than me and then I get out of their way.