Bryan Smith > Bryan's Quotes

“Be nice to nerds. You may end up working for them. We all could.”
― Charles J. Sykes, Dumbing Down Our Kids: Why American Children Feel Good About Themselves But Can't Read, Write or Add

“Your most unhappy customers are your greatest source of learning.”
― Bill Gates

“As we look ahead into the next century, leaders will be those who empower others.”
― Bill Gates

“I really had a lot of dreams when I was a kid, and I think a great deal of that grew out of the fact that I had a chance to read a lot.”
― Bill Gates

“Most people overestimate what they can do in one year and underestimate what they can do in ten years.”
― Bill Gates

“Success is a lousy teacher. It seduces smart people into thinking they can't lose.”
― Bill Gates

“People don't care how much you know until they know how much you care”
― Theodore Roosevelt

“Seven Steps to Success
1) Make a commitment to grow daily.
2) Value the process more than events.
3) Don't wait for inspiration.
4) Be willing to sacrifice pleasure for opportunity.
5) Dream big.
6) Plan your priorities.
7) Give up to go up.”
― John C Maxwell

“We cannot become what we need by remaining what we are.”
― John C. Maxwell

“A man must be big enough to admit his mistakes, smart enough to profit from them, and strong enough to correct them.”
― John C. Maxwell

“To Stay Focused in Life:

You can't know everyone
You can't do everything
You can't go everywhere

We have to pick and choose between good and a little bit better.”
― John C. Maxwell

“Learn to say 'no' to the good so you can say 'yes' to the best.”
― John C. Maxwell

“Formal education will make you a living; self-education will make you a fortune.”
― Jim Rohn

“You are the average of the five people you spend the most time with.”
― Jim Rohn

“Discipline is the bridge between goals and accomplishment”
― Jim Rohn

“If you really want to do something, you'll find a way. If you don't, you'll find an excuse.”
― Jim Rohn

“If you are not willing to risk the unusual, you will have to settle for the ordinary.”
― Jim Rohn

“Don't let your learning lead to knowledge. Let your learning lead to action.”
― Jim Rohn

“Don't wish it was easier wish you were better. Don't wish for less problems wish for more skills. Don't wish for less challenge wish for more wisdom”
― Jim Rohn

“We generally change ourselves for one of two reasons: inspiration or desperation.”
― Jim Rohn

“You don't get paid for the hour. You get paid for the value you bring to the hour.”
― Jim Rohn

“Don't wish it were easier. Wish you were better.”
― Jim Rohn

“Success is doing ordinary things extraordinarily well.”
― Jim Rohn

“Success is nothing more than a few simple disciplines, practiced every day; while failure is simply a few errors in judgment, repeated every day. It is the accumulative weight of our disciplines and our judgments that leads us to either fortune or failure.”
― Jim Rohn

“The ultimate reason for setting goals is to entice you to become the person it takes to achieve them”
― Jim Rohn

“We must all suffer from one of two pains: the pain of discipline or the pain of regret. The difference is discipline weighs ounces while regret weighs tons.”
― Jim Rohn

“For every promise, there is a price to pay... If the promise is clear, the price is easy...”
― Jim Rohn, The Treasury of Quotes

“How long should you try? Until.”
― Jim Rohn

“For things to change, you have to change.”
― Jim Rohn, The Art of Exceptional Living

“Without a sense of urgency, desire loses its value.”
― Jim Rohn