"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.”
Source: John D. Rockefeller, industrialist
“Even when I was in the orphanage, when I was roaming the street trying to find enough to eat, even then I thought of myself as the greatest actor in the world. I had to feel the exuberance that comes from utter confidence in yourself. Without it, you go down to defeat.”
Source: Charlie Chaplin, actor, director
“He that can have patience can have what he will.”
Source: Benjamin Franklin, printer, statesman, inventor
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A man, as a general rule, owes very little to what he is born with – a man is what he makes of himself.”
Source: Alexander Graham Bell, inventor
“Freedom is a fragile thing and is never more than one generation away from extinction. It is not ours by inheritance; it must be fought for and defended constantly by each generation, for it comes only once to a people. Those who have known freedom, and then lost it, have never known it again.”
– Ronald Reagan
"Few men during their lifetime come anywhere near exhausting the
resources dwelling within them. There are deep wells of strength that
are never used."
Source: Richard Byrd, explorer, aviator
"People with clear, written goals, accomplish more in a shorter period of time than people without them could ever imagine."
Source: Brian Tracy, Author
"People don't buy for logical reasons. They buy for emotional reasons.
Source: Zig Zigler, Author
"Some people fold after making one timid request. They quit too soon. Keep asking until you find the answers. In sales there are usually four or five "no's" before you get a "yes.""
Source: Jack Canfield, Success Coach
"You can make more friends in two months by becoming interested in other people than you can in two years by trying to get other people interested in you."
Source: Dale Carnegie, author, educator
"Your decision to behave and do something out of ordinary entails facing difficulties that are out of the ordinary as well. Sometimes your greatest asset is simply your ability to stay with it longer than anyone else."
Source: Brian Tracy, Author
"Self-esteem is a huge piece of my work. You have to believe it's possible and believe in yourself. Because after you've decided what you want, you have to believe it's possible, and possible for you, not just for other people. Then you need to seek out models, mentors, and coaches."
"Success depends on getting good at saying no without feeling guilty. You cannot get ahead with your own goals if you are always saying yes to someone else's projects. You can only get ahead with your desired lifestyle if you are focused on the things that will produce that lifestyle."
