We can let circumstances rule us, or we can take charge and rule our lives from within.

Picture yourself in your minds eye as having already achieved this goal. See yourself doing the things you'll be doing when you've reached your goal.

Do what experts since the dawn of recorded history have told you you must do: pay the price by becoming the person you want to become. It's not nearly as difficult as living unsuccessfully.

It's never too late, for with a purpose, a worthy goal and a motivation to reach those upper layers on the pyramid, a person can travel further in a few years than he might otherwise travel in a lifetime.

As in all successful ventures, the foundation of a good retirement is planning.

The key that unlocks energy is desire. It's also the key to a long and interesting life. If we expect to create any drive, any real force within ourselves, we have to get excited.

If the average person realized the power he wields over his life and destiny, he would live in a perpetual state of wonder and thanksgiving.

If your attitude toward the world is good, you will obtain good results. If your attitude is excellent, excellent will your results.

No man can get rich himself unless he enriches others.

Everything begins with an idea.

Failures ... believe that their lives are shaped by circumstances ... by things that happen to them ... by exterior forces.

Creativity is a natural extension of our enthusiasm.

All you need is the plan, the road map, and the courage to press on to your destination.

People with goals succeed because they know where they're going.

We must radiate success before it will come to us. We must first become mentally, from an attitude standpoint, the people we wish to become.

Don't concern yourself too much with how you are going to achieve your goal -- leave that completely to a power greater than yourself. All you have to do is know where you're going. The answers will come to you of their own accord, and at the right time.

Throughout all history, the great wise men and teachers, philosophers, and prophets have disagreed with one another on many different things. It is only on this one point that they are in complete and unanimous agreement. We become what we think about.

Don't wait for change. You change.

Now, success is not the result of making money; making money is the result of success -- and success is in direct proportion to our service. Most people have this law backwards. They believe that you're successful if you earn a lot of money. The truth is that you can only earn money after you're successful.

Luck is when preparedness meets opportunity.