Great Throughts Treasury

"I have ten marathons under my belt, including four New York races and one Boston."

"I know that you don't know, but you don't know that you don't know."

"Ideas without action are worthless."

"If you believe, as I do, that your employees truly are your most valuable asset, you will do whatever you can to help them do their jobs as well as possible."

"If I had to name the single characteristic shared by all truly successful people I've met in my"

"If you fail to plan, then you plan to fail."

"If you have integrity, nothing else matters. If you don't have integrity, nothing else matters."

"If you want people to know how much you care, show them how much you remember. Learn their names and use them often. It's an important skill to develop."

"If you find yourself plagued by a recurrent worry, train yourself to think of something else. Your conscious mind can concentrate on only one thought at a time, and driving the negativity away will free you up to move forward again."

"In a litigation-happy society, clear agreements often prevent small disagreements from becoming big ones."

"If you wish others to believe in you, you must first convince them that you believe in them"

"It doesn't matter how much milk you spill as long as you don't lose the cow."

"In a climate of tight budgets, reduced workforces and stiff competition, internal training can be a great substitute for costly offsite workshops and conferences."

"It's nice to be important, but more important to be nice. You don't know who your top customers will be five years from now or where you will be in 10 years. You may have a fancy title, but you will always need help from the people around you."

"It doesn't matter whether you are pursuing success in business, sports, the arts, or life in general: The bridge between wishing and accomplishing is discipline."

"It isn't the people you fire who make your life miserable, it's the people you don't."

"It's only lonely at the top if you forget all the people you met along the way and fail to acknowledge their contributions to your success."

"I've known entrepreneurs who were not great salespeople, or didn't know how to code, or were not particularly charismatic leaders. But I don't know of any entrepreneurs who have achieved any level of success without persistence and determination."

"I've learned that people will seldom let you down if they understand that your destiny is in their hands, and vice versa."

"Learn from the past, but don't live there. Build on what you know so that you don't repeat mistakes. Resolve to learn something new every day. Because every 24 hours, you have the opportunity to have the best day of your company's life."

"Just because an employee does things differently doesn't mean he or she won't do the job right or as well. If you establish expectations of the goal and the standards to follow, then methodology shouldn't be an issue."

"Life is too short to wake up in the morning with regrets, so love the people who treat you right, forget about the ones who don't, and believe that everything happens for a reason. If you get a chance, take it. If it changes your life, let it. Nobody said life would be easy, they just promised it would be worth it."

"Life isn't fair. It's true, and you still have to deal with it. Whining about it rarely levels the playing field, but learning to rise above it is the ultimate reward."

"Life is too short to wake up with regrets. So love the people who treat you right."

"Like it or not, life is a series of competitions. You may be competing for a grade, a spot on a team, a job, or the largest account in town. The higher your self-esteem is, the better you get along with yourself, with others, and the more you'll accomplish."

"Many, perhaps most, people who lose their jobs are mistaken about the reason for which they lost their jobs. Some will say that they're failures, others that their boss had it in for them, and others yet that they were sure their career ended because of a stupid faux pas they made at the company picnic."

"Many people may listen, but few people actually hear"

"Minds are like parachutes - not much good unless they are open."

"My Golden Rule of Networking is simple: Don't keep score."

"Most fears of rejection rest on the desire for approval from other people. Don't base your self-esteem on their opinions."

"Ninety percent of the people that I share my philosophies with about organizing and using the"

"Never forget, the real secret of giving advice is this: Once you've given it, don't concern yourself with whether it is followed or not, and refrain from saying 'I told you so.'"

"No business can stay in business without customers. How you treat - or mistreat - them determines how long your doors stay open."

"No one ever wants to see his or her name linked to anything bad. Conscience is like a baby. It has to go to sleep before you can."

"No one ever went broke by saying no too often."

"None of us got to where we are alone. Whether the assistance we received was obvious or subtle, acknowledging someone's help is a big part of understanding the importance of saying thank you."

"One of the greatest mistakes you can make in your career is being afraid to ask for help."

"One sure-fire way to stay creative: Force yourself to learn something new."

"One mistake will never kill you. The same mistake over and over again will."

"Pale ink is better than the most retentive memory."

"Often, firing is a straightforward cost-cutting measure. When you're fired, it's easy to weave fantasies and imagine villains. If you are going to spend an hour feeling miserable, make sure that you are miserable for the right reason."

"Rolodex file will never put them into practice. They lack the necessary ingredient: Discipline."

"Say and do what you mean, but never say and do it meanly."

"Pay attention to those employees who respectfully ask why. They are demonstrating an interest in their jobs and exhibiting a curiosity that could eventually translate into leadership ability."

"People become successful the minute they decide to."

"Optimists are right. So are pessimists. It's up to you to choose which you will be."

"People begin to become successful the minute they decide to be"

"Pessimism doesn't grow your business or even maintain the status quo. The pessimists on your staff make the job harder for everyone around them. They make difficulties out of opportunities."

"Remember you're not entitled to anything. You have to earn your success every day, and you will make mistakes like everyone else."

"Positive thinking is more than just a tagline. It changes the way we behave. And I firmly believe that when I am positive, it not only makes me better, but it also makes those around me better."