“You can do anything, but not everything.”

“It is not necessary to do extraordinary things to get extraordinary results.”

“Never mistake motion for action.”

“Luck is only important in so far as getting the chance to sell yourself at the right moment. After that, you’ve got to have talent and know how to use it.”

“Concentrate all your thoughts upon the work in hand. The Sun’s rays do not burn until brought to a focus.”

“Nothing is less productive than to make more efficient what should not be done at all.”

“All things will be produced in superior quantity and quality, and with greater ease, when each man works at a single occupation, in accordance with his natural gifts, and at the right moment, without meddling with anything else.”

“Action is the foundational key to all success.”

“Nothing is particularly hard when you divide it into small jobs.”

“He who is not courageous enough to take risks will accomplish nothing in life.”

“Time management is not a peripheral activity or skill. It is the core skill upon which everything else in life depends.”

"Soon is not as good as now.”

“Work gives you meaning and purpose and life is empty without it.”

“If you spend too much time thinking about a thing, you’ll never get it done.”

“Your mind is for having ideas, not holding them.”

“The key is not to prioritize what’s on your schedule, but to schedule your priorities.”

“Drive thy business or it will drive thee.”

“The true price of anything you do is the amount of time you exchange for it.”

"Productivity is never an accident. It is always the result of a commitment to excellence, intelligent planning, and focused effort.”

“It’s not knowing what to do; it’s doing what you know.”

“Your work is going to fill a large part of your life, and the only way to be truly satisfied is to do what you believe is great work. And the only way to do great work is to love what you do. If you haven’t found it yet, keep looking. Don’t settle. As with all matters of the heart, you’ll know when you find it.”

“The big secret in life is that there is no big secret. Whatever your goal, you can get there if you’re willing to work.”

“Simplicity boils down to two steps: identify the essential, eliminate the rest.”

“Life is too complicated not to be orderly.”

“You don’t need a new plan for next year. You need a commitment.”

“Amateurs sit and wait for inspiration, the rest of us just get up and go to work.”

“Anyone who has never made a mistake has never tried anything new.”

“Ordinary people think merely of spending time, great people think of using it.”

“The least productive people are usually the ones who are most in favor of holding meetings.”

“Edit your life frequently and ruthlessly. It’s your masterpiece after all.”

“It’s not that I’m so smart, it’s just that I stay with problems longer.”

“Sometimes, things may not go your way, but the effort should be there every single night.”