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go ahead and make mistakes. Make all you can. Because remember that’s where
you will find success.

—Thomas J. Watson, chairman and CEO of IBM

Patience, persistence and perspiration make an unbeatable combination for
success.

—Napoleon Hill, pioneer of the modern genre of personal success Recipe for success: Be polite,
prepare yourself for whatever you are asked to do, keep yourself tidy, be cheerful, don’t be
envious, be honest with yourself so you will be honest with others, be helpful, interest yourself in
your job, don’t pity yourself, be quick to praise, be loyal to your friends, avoid prejudices, be
independent, interest yourself in politics, and read the newspapers.

—Bernard Baruch, financier, stock investor, philanthropist, and statesman

I made a resolve then that I was going to amount to something if I could. And no
hours, nor amount of labor, nor amount of money would deter me from giving
the best that there was in me. And I have done that ever since, and I win by it.

—Colonel Sanders, founder of Kentucky Fried Chicken

Show up early. Work hard. Stay late. Work eight hours and sleep eight hours,
and make sure that they are not the same eight hours.

—T. Boone Pickens, Texas oilman and investor