You Need Self-control In An Out-of-control World.

The Kind Of Commitment I Find Among The Best Performers Across Virtually Every Field Is A Single-minded Passion For What They Do, An Unwavering Desire For Excellence In The Way They Think And The Way They Work. Genuine Confidence Is What Launches You Out Of Bed In The Morning, And Through Your Day With A Spring In Your Step.

Discipline Is Consistency Of Action.

Those Who Build And Perpetuate Mediocrity...are Motivated More By The Fear Of Being Left Behind.

Those Who Turn Good Organizations Into Great Organizations Are Motivated By A Deep Creative Urge And An Inner Compulsion For Sheer Unadulterated Excellence For Its Own Sake.

In The End, It Is Impossible To Have A Great Life Unless It Is A Meaningful Life. And It Is Very Difficult To Have A Meaningful Life Without Meaningful Work. Perhaps, Then You Might Gain That Great Tranquility That Comes From Knowing That You've Had A Hand In Creating Something Of Intrinsic Excellence That Makes A Contribution. Indeed, You Might Even Gain That Deepest Of All Satisfactions: Knowing That Your Short Time On This Earth Has Been Well Spent, And That It Mattered.