As you grow older, you will discover that you have two hands, one for helping yourself, the other for helping others.

The best executive is the one who has sense enough to pick good men to do what he wants done, and self-restraint to keep from meddling with them while they do it.

The greatest kindness one can render to any man is leading him to truth.

I have envied a great many people who led difficult lives and led them well.

Management is doing things right; leadership is doing the right things.

If you compromise your own conscience, you will weaken your conscience. Soon your conscience will fail to guide you and you never will have real wealth based on peace of mind.

If you spend your time hoping someone will suffer the consequences for what they did to your heart, then you’re allowing them to hurt you a second time in your mind.

The whole universe is contained within a single human being—you.

I do nothing upon myself, and yet am mine own executioner.

All limitations are self-imposed.

We all walk in the dark and each of us must learn to turn on his or her own light.

What we achieve inwardly will change outer reality.

It never ceases to amaze me: we all love ourselves more than others their opinions more than other people, but care more about their opinion than our own.

You may shoot me with your words, you may cut me with your eyes, you may kill me with your hatefulness, but still, like air, I'll rise.