When you see a good person, think of becoming like her/him. When you see someone not so good, reflect on your own weak points.

Getting the right people in the right jobs is a lot more important than developing a strategy.

Every one of us is precious in the cosmic perspective. If a human disagrees with you, let him live. In a hundred billion galaxies, you will not find another.

Men occasionally stumble over the truth, but most of them pick themselves up and hurry off as if nothing ever happened.

Business has to be fun. For too many people, it's "just a job."

Can any man be courageous who has the fear of death in him?

When things are investigated, then true knowledge is achieved;
When true knowledge is achieved, then the will becomes sincere;
When the will is sincere, then the heart is set right;
When the heart is set right, then the personal life is cultivated;
When the personal life is cultivated, then the family life is regulated;
When the family life is regulated, then the national life is orderly;
And when the national life is orderly, then there is peace in the world.

Three-fourths of the people you will ever meet are hungering and thirsting for sympathy. Give it to them, and they will love you.

Some cause happiness wherever they go; others whenever they go.

Money doesn't change men, it merely unmasks them. If a man is naturally selfish or arrogant or greedy, the money brings that out, that's all.

Great spirits have always encountered violent opposition from mediocre minds. The mediocre mind is incapable of understanding the man who refuses to bow blindly to conventional prejudices and chooses instead to express his opinions courageously and honestly. Letter to Morris Raphael Cohen, professor emeritus of philosophy at the College of the City of New York, defending the appointment of Bertrand Russell to a teaching position (March 19, 1940).

Thinking is the hardest work there is, which is probably the reason why so few engage in it.

God has no use for the prayers of the people who won't listen to Him.

To know what people really think, pay regard to what they do, rather than what they say.

If a man sets his heart on benevolence he will be free from evil.

What you do not want done to yourself, do not do to others.

What the superior man seeks is in himself; What the mean man seeks is in others.

The unvarnished truth is that almost all the people you meet feel themselves superior to you in some way, and a sure way to their hearts is to let them realize in some subtle way that you recognize their importance, and recognize it sincerely.

Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man's character, give him power.

Giving people self-confidence is by far the most important thing that I can do. Because then they will act.

Getting every employee's mind into the game is a huge part of what a CEO job is all about. Taking everyone's best ideas and transferring them to others is the secret. There's nothing more important.

The best way to support dreams and stretch is to set apart small ideas with big potential, then give people positive role models and the resources to turn small projects into big businesses.

Make the other person feel important - and do it sincerely.

If I'd asked people what they wanted, they would have asked for a better horse.

Those people who think they know everything are a great annoyance to those of us who do.