At the end of every day, having a clientele that speaks well of you, that's the largest source of business. I don't care what kind of business you're in. Clients referring us to their friends or relatives is so much more powerful than any advertising we could ever do.

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The man who does not work for the love of work but only for money is not likely to make money nor find much fun in life.

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Don't limit investing to the financial world. Invest something of yourself, and you will be richly rewarded.

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I consider my ability to arouse enthusiasm among men the greatest asset I possess. The way to develop the best that is in a man is by appreciation and encouragement.

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The best place to succeed is where you are with what you've got.

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There is nothing else that so kills the ambitions of a person as criticisms from superiors. I never criticize anyone. I believe in giving a person incentive to work. So I am anxious to praise but loath to find fault. . . . I have yet to find a person, however great or exalted his station, who did not do better work and put forth greater effort under a spirit of approval than he would ever do under a spirit of criticism.

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Three men were laying brick. The first was asked: " What are you doing? He answered: " Laying some brick." The second man was asked: " What are you working for? " He answered: " Five dollars a day." The third man was asked: " What are you doing? He answered: " I am helping to build a great cathedral." Which man are you?

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One can succeed at almost anything for which he has enthusiasm.

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There is nothing else that so kills the ambitions of a person as criticisms from superiors. I never criticize anyone...If I like anything, I am hearty in my approbation and lavish in my praise.

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We are all salesmen every day of our lives. We are selling our ideas, our plans, our enthusiasms to those with whom we come in contact.

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Kindness is more powerful than compulsion.

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I quickly learned that if I kept at it and plowed right through the rejections I would eventually get somebody to buy my wares.

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People succeed at just about anything they're genuinely enthusiastic about.

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I have yet to find the man, however exalted his station, who did not do better work and put forth greater effort under a spirit of approval than under a spirit of criticism.

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The man who has done less than his best has done nothing.

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The way to get things done is to stimulate competition. I do not mean in a sordid, money-getting way, but in the desire to excel.

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I was once ask if a big business man ever reached his objective. I replied that if a man ever reached his objective he was not a big business man.

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I am like a chief. I like to taste the food. If it tastes bad, I don't serve it. I'm constantly monitoring what we do, and I'm always looking for better ways we can provide financial services, ways that would make me happy if I were a client.

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The word passive does a disservice to investors considering their options. Indexing provides an effective means of owning the market and allows investors to participate in the returns of a basket of stocks. The basket of stocks changes over time as stocks are added or removed based on its rules.

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Passion is the great slayer of adversity. Focus on strengths and what you enjoy.

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Many times I can see a solution to something differently and quicker than other people. I see the end zone and say 'This is where I want to go.'

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