Thomas Powell Quotations

Life accumulates. The difference of accumulating days that we are proud of versus days for which we are regretful is in controlling our thoughts in each moment.

I have found that a person is not a failure due to lack of opportunity, but because of failing to focus attention and resources on the opportunity at hand.

I have learned that a smile is a better persuader than a fist, in the long run.

What you do is not nearly as important as who you are.

Joy, living in the moment, plus lack of fear equals abundance. Live for the moment without fear and you have all you truly need.

Life takes action. Pessimists say it can't be done so they do nothing. Optimists say it will be done do they do nothing. Entrepreneurs say IT CAN BE DONE and they take action; thus, things get done.

Pick your own path. Which direction you choose doesn't matter; you can have any experience you want with no negative consequences.

Mastering the art of under promising and over delivering requires the ability to say no, when and how with conviction.

Mastering the art of negotiation involves leading the other person to your conclusion while having them believe it is their idea.

Time, love and money are similar in that they are our greatest friends when nurtured and cared for and our greatest enemy when squandered.

Treasure doesn't have to be sought after...most of the time, it is right in front of your eyes, right under your feet. Recognize the everyday treasure that is your life.

The path to success begins when you ask what more I can give instead of what more I can take.

When you reset your mindset, you will be amazed that while nothing has changed, everything has changed.

To be a beautiful person, fill your life with other beautiful people, places and things.

You can look anyone in the eye when you can face yourself in the mirror.

Be very careful about the goals you set because quite often you achieve them.

Don't live a balanced life. Live an integrated life.

Education does not end at any point in our lives; it is an ongoing journey to be carried with us everyday throughout our lives.

Successful people do what successful people do, and failures do what failures do; and if the failures did what the successful do, the failures would be successful.

Although positive thoughts and affirmations create results, none of them matter without what matters most - action.

America is the land of opportunity mostly because it applauds the achievements of the individual.

A successful person is the product of their life just the same as a failure. The difference is that successful people have learned how to use the same challenges we all face as opportunities to learn and grow.

Efficiency is only truly great when it is focused on effectiveness.

Each person creates the life they live by choosing the words they speak.

The best time to start improving the next ten years of your life is always - now. Why wait?

Small business will lead our recovery, but without access to capital, there is no recovery.

I made my lifelong dream of attending Harvard University a reality when I realized someone has to do it, why not me? Why not YOU?

These are extremely trying times for our country. The recovery is going to be led by us via our private capital and our private enterprise. The government does not have a weapon in its repertoire that comes close to matching the power of our collective private resources.

The important things often are are the everyday things.

The Capital river is frozen, but we can unthaw it. Bring private capital together with private enterprise, and we can end this recession and get the river of capital flowing again.