Charles Schwab

"The man who does not read has no advantage over the man who cannot read."

"The ability to deal with people is as purchasable a commodity as sugar or coffee, and I will pay more for that ability than for any other under the sun."

"A man is not finished when he is defeated. He is finished when he quits."

"The person who makes no mistakes does not try new things."

"Lord, grant that I may always be right, for I hate to change my mind."

"Ideas are the beginning points of all fortunes."

"Thousands of men are in positions of power all over the world who have risen from poverty by sheer ability."

"The employer generally gets the employees he deserves."

"Knowledge is the only thing that increases when you share it."

"The person who says it cannot be done should not interrupt the person doing it."

"Big shots are only little shots who kept shooting."

"Before success comes in any man's life, he is sure to meet with much temporary defeat and, perhaps some failures."

"The man who has done his level best has not anything to regret."

"I believe that the man who has begun to live more seriously within begins to live more seriously without."

"The most important thing to do is educate yourself."

"Genius is the ability to reduce the complicated to the simple."

"Age is no barrier. It's a limitation you put on your mind."

"Don't be afraid to take a big step if one is indicated; you can't cross a chasm in two small jumps."

"You must have confidence in yourself before you can be confident in anything else."

"If you do not think about your future, you cannot have one."

"The person who tries to live for himself and by himself is apt to be corrupted by the easy virtues of that hermit."

"Success is that old ABC: ability, breaks, and courage."

"A business which makes nothing but money is a poor business."

"The ability to deal with people is as purchasable as sugar or coffee."

"The way to become rich is to make money your god."

"One of the saddest things is that the only thing a man can do for eight hours a day, day after day, is work."

"There is something about giving everything to your work besides money. You have to give your heart."

"Don't be afraid of hard work, for it is the price of success."

"The truth is, that the one element that will always win out is good character."

"The ability to learn faster than your competition is your only lasting competitive advantage."