Self-discipline is the ability to make yourself do something you don't necessarily want to do, to get a result you would really like to have.

What the Lord wants is that you shall go about the business to which He sets you, not asking for an easy post, nor grumbling at a hard one.

Have the backbone to go after what you want in life. It's too easy to settle.

Do something everyday that you don't want to do; this is the golden rule for acquiring the habit of doing your duty without pain.

It all depends on what you're willing to invest time and effort in and put your mind to. That's what separates winners from losers. Winners are the ones who want the most out of their opportunities.

If one could run without getting tired I don't think one would often want to do anything else.

No matter what happens, no matter how far you seem to be away from where you want to be, never stop believing that you will somehow make it.

Life is like a combination lock; your job is to find the right numbers, in the right order, so you can have everything you want.

Be careful not to compromise what you want most for what you want now.

Surprise your children today by doing some unexpected act of kindness. As they take note of your gesture, ask them to do something kind for someone else that is also unexpected.

You have to be burning with "an idea, or a problem, or a wrong that you want to right." If you're not passionate enough from the start, you'll never stick it out.

I'll always stay connected with Apple. I hope that throughout my life I'll sort of have the thread of my life and the thread of Apple weave in and out of each other, like a tapestry. There may be a few years when I'm not there, but I'll always come back.