Mark Caine Quotes

To despise no opportunity of usefulness is a leading rule with those who are wise to win souls.

Strive not to be a success, but rather to be of value.

I want to be the best leader.

Life is short. Be of use.

Many years from now, what would you like people to line up and thank you for?

For me, I do not wish to build an empire.

There is nothing useless to men of sense.

The secret to success is to own nothing, but control everything.

The influential man is the successful man, whether he be rich or poor.

In action a great heart is the chief qualification. In work, a great head.

John Wooden made a name as a coach but also a life as a mentor.

It is not by muscle, speed, or physical dexterity that great things are achieved, but by reflection, force of character, and judgment.

Decide exactly what you want to achieve. Do you want to help people, or do you want to be powerful?

Wise men make more opportunities than they find.

The world's great men have not commonly been great scholars, nor its great scholars great men.

I aspire to be useful.

Service is a deceptively profound way to prove not only what you can do for the world, but what you can tell the world to expect from you and your ambitions.

The most impressive person I've ever met? Elaine Wynn is no slouch. She's a much better person than me. But I've got her. Finders keepers, losers weepers. And it's been forty-seven years.

Not everyone can be famous, but everyone can be great. Because greatness is a matter of service.

It is not the style of clothes one wears, neither the kind of automobile one drives, nor the amount of money one has in the bank, that counts. These mean nothing. It is simply service that measures success.

I always thought that I played better when I was the captain. If you look at my record during the six years I was captain - except for a couple of series - I did very well.

You want to make an impact and show what you're about.

Before I became a leader, I thought success was all about building myself up. But then, once I became a leader, I realized that success is about building others up.

What preys on my mind is simply this one question: what am I good for, could I not be of service or use in some way?