Most managers were trained to be the thing they most
despise, bureaucrats.

Most managers were trained to be the thing they most
despise, bureaucrats.

The secret of the truly successful, I believe, is that they learned very early in life how not to be read more

The secret of the truly successful, I believe, is that they learned very early in life how not to be busy. They saw through that adage, repeated to me so often in childhood, that anything worth doing is worth doing well. The truth is, many things are worth doing only in the most slovenly, halfhearted fashion possible, and many other things are not worth doing at all.

There is a serious defect in the thinking of someone who wants -- more than anything else -- to become read more

There is a serious defect in the thinking of someone who wants -- more than anything else -- to become rich. As long as they don't have the money, it'll seem like a worthwhile goal. Once they do, they'll understand how important other things are -- and have always been.

It is better to light one small candle than to curse the darkness.

It is better to light one small candle than to curse the darkness.

Labor disgraces no man, but occasionally men disgrace labor.

Labor disgraces no man, but occasionally men disgrace labor.

The metaphor is perhaps one of man's most fruitful potentialities. Its
efficacy verges on magic, and it seems a tool read more

The metaphor is perhaps one of man's most fruitful potentialities. Its
efficacy verges on magic, and it seems a tool for creation which God
forgot inside one of His creatures when He made him.

Your Master Teacher knows all you need to learn, the
perfect timing for your learning it, and the ideal way read more

Your Master Teacher knows all you need to learn, the
perfect timing for your learning it, and the ideal way of teaching it to
you. You don't create a Master Teacher-that's already been done. You
discover your Master Teacher.

Willingness opens the doors to knowledge, direction, and achievement.
Be willing to know, be willing to do, be willing to read more

Willingness opens the doors to knowledge, direction, and achievement.
Be willing to know, be willing to do, be willing to create a positive
result. Be willing, especially, to follow your dream.

Of course we all have our limits, but how can you possibly find your boundaries unless you explore as far read more

Of course we all have our limits, but how can you possibly find your boundaries unless you explore as far and as wide as you possibly can? I would rather fail in an attempt at something new and uncharted than safely succeed in a repeat of something I have done.