Be frugal in all things, except in your passions splurge.
Always give credit, take blame.
You don’t marry a person, you marry a family.
Every person you meet knows an amazing lot about something you know virtually nothing about. Your job is to discover what it is, and it won’t be obvious.
No rain, no rainbow.
This is the best time ever to make something. None of the greatest, coolest creations 20 years from now have been invented yet. You are not late.
Many backward steps are made by standing still.
Children totally accept — and crave — family rules. “In our family we have a rule for X” is the only excuse a parent needs for setting a family policy. In fact, “I have a rule for X” is the only excuse you need for your own personal policies.
To succeed, get other people to pay you; to become wealthy, help other people to succeed.
Your work will be endless, but your time is finite. You cannot limit the work so you must limit your time. Hours are the only thing you can manage.
When you are stuck, sleep on it. Let your subconscious work for you.
A problem that can be solved with money is not really a problem.
Everything is hard before it is easy. The day before something is a breakthrough, it’s a stupid idea.
Finite games are played to win or lose. Infinite games are played to keep the game going. Seek out infinite games because they yield infinite rewards.
The greatest teacher is called “doing”.
I have never met a person I admired who did not read more books than I did.
People can’t remember more than 3 points from a speech.
The greatest breakthroughs are missed because they look like hard work.
All the greatest gains in life — in wealth, relationships, or knowledge —come from the magic of compounding interest — amplifying small steady gains. All you need for abundance is to keep adding 1% more than you subtract on a regular basis.