“Quality is more important than quantity. One home run is much better than two doubles.”

“When I’m old and dying, I plan to look back on my life and say ‘wow, that was an adventure,’ not ‘wow, I sure felt safe.’”

“Failure defeats losers, failure inspires winners.”

“The price of greatness is responsibility.”

“Do not let your grand ambitions stand in the way of small, but meaningful accomplishments.”

“Leadership should be more participative than directive, more enabling than performing.”

“Who wishes to fight must first count the cost”.

“We are, each of us, a product of the stories we tell ourselves”

“Politeness and civility are the best capital ever invested in business. Large stores, gilt signs, flaming advertisements, will all prove unavailing if you or your employees treat your patrons abruptly.”

“There are two types of people who will tell you that you cannot make a difference in this world: those who are afraid to try and those who are afraid you will succeed.”

“Its hard to lead a cavalry charge if you think you look funny on a horse.”

“Outstanding leaders go out of their way to boost the self-esteem of their personnel. If people believe in themselves, it’s amazing what they can accomplish.”

“Dont let the fear of losing be greater than the excitement of winning.”

“Whatever you are, be a good one.”

“Information technology and business are becoming inextricably interwoven. I dont think anybody can talk meaningfully about one without the talking about the other.”

“A leader is one who knows the way, goes the way, and shows the way.” 

“Success is the sum of small efforts – repeated day in and day out.”

“It is better to fail in originality than to succeed in imitation.”

“Fearlessness is like a muscle. I know from my own life that the more I exercise it the more natural it becomes to not let my fears run me.”

“Successful people do what unsuccessful people are not willing to do. Don’t wish it were easier; wish you were better.”

“The mediocre teacher tells. The good teacher explains. The superior teacher demonstrates. The great teacher inspires.”

“You cant be successful in business without taking risks. Its really that simple.”

“There are two ways of spreading light: to be the candle or the mirror that reflects it.”

“A leader is a person you will follow to a place you would not go by yourself.”

“People buy into the leader before they buy into the vision.”

“A leader…is like a shepherd. He stays behind the flock, letting the most nimble go out ahead, whereupon the others follow, not realizing that all along they are being directed from behind.”

“””A true leader has the confidence to stand alone, the courage to make tough decisions, and the compassion to listen to the needs of others. He does not set out to be a leader, but becomes one by the equality of his actions and the integrity of his intent.”””

“You take people as far as they will go, not as far as you would like them to go.”

“If you’re passionate about something and you work hard, then I think you will be successful.”

“Those who try to lead the people can only do so by following the mob.”

“The secret of success is to do the common thing uncommonly well.”

“If youre not sure where you are going, youre liable to end up someplace else.”

“In order to succeed, your desire for success should be greater than your fear of failure.”

“I try not to make any decisions that I’m not excited about.”

“An entrepreneur is someone who has a vision for something and a want to create.”

“Fall seven times and stand up eight.”

“You don’t need to have a 100-person company to develop that idea.”

“Football teaches you hard work. It takes a lot of unspectacular preparation to have spectacular results in both business and football.”

“Treat people as if they were what they ought to be, and you help them become what they are capable of being.” 

“Its easy to make a buck. Its a lot tougher to make a difference.”

“Leaders arent born, they are made. And they are made just like anything else, through hard work. And thats the price well have to pay to achieve that goal, or any goal.”

“Almost all quality improvement comes via simplification of design, manufacturing… layout, processes, and procedures.”

“I suppose leadership at one time meant muscles; but today it means getting along with people.”

“There are two types of people who will tell you that you cannot make a difference in this world: those who are afraid to try and those who are afraid you will succeed.”

“A ruler should be slow to punish and swift to reward.”

“Success is liking yourself, liking what you do, and liking how you do it.”

“Change before you have to.”

“All our dreams can come true if we have the courage to pursue them.”

“Knowledge is power is time is money.” 

“Im a success today because I had a friend who believed in me and I didnt have the heart to let him down.”

“One day your life will flash before your eyes. Make sure it is worth watching.”

“A business that makes nothing but money is a poor business.”

“The only place where success comes before work is in the dictionary.”

“I never did anything worth doing by accident, nor did any of my inventions come indirectly through accident, except the phonograph. No, when I have fully decided that a result is worth getting, I go about it, and make trial after trial, until it comes.”

“My job is not to be easy on people. My job is to take these great people we have and to push them and make them even better.”

“Life is about making an impact, not making an income.”

“Don’t be cocky. Don’t be flashy. There’s always someone better than you.”

“I start each day by telling myself what a positive influence I am on this world.”

“Everybody has a plan, until they get punched in the face.”

“You manage things; you lead people.”

“The time is always right to do what is right.”

“If you can’t feed a team with two pizzas, it’s too large”

“It is absurd that a man should rule others, who cannot rule himself.

“I cannot give you the formula for success, but I can give you the formula for failure–It is: Try to please everybody.”

“Effort only fully releases its reward after a person refuses to quit.”

“Effective leadership is not about making speeches or being liked; leadership is defined by results, not attributes.”

“It is rare to find a business partner who is selfless. If you are lucky it happens once in a lifetime.”

“All humans are entrepreneurs; not because they should start companies; but because the will to create is encoded in human DNA.”

“Dont follow the crowd, let the crowd follow you.” 

“Those who let things happen usually lose to those who make things happen.”

“All progress takes place outside the comfort zone.”

“Always deliver more than expected.”

“I never took a day off in my twenties. Not one.”

“Success usually comes to those who are too busy to be looking for it.”

“Look everywhere you can to cut a little bit from your expenses. It will all add up to a meaningful sum.”

“Management is doing things right; leadership is doing the right thing.”

“There are no office hours for leaders.”

“Fortunes are built during the down market and collected in the upmarket.”

“Success seems to be connected with action. Successful people keep moving. They make mistakes, but they dont quit.”

“Do not follow where the path may lead. Go instead where there is no path and leave a trail.”

“You know you are on the road to success if you would do your job, and not be paid for it.”

“Leadership is not about titles, positions, or flowcharts. It is about one life influencing another.”

“There are no secrets to success. It is the result of preparation, hard work, and learning from failure.”

“Leadership cannot really be taught. It can only be learned.”

“A cowardly leader is the most dangerous of men.”

“If one does not know to which port one is sailing, no wind is favorable.”

“Our greatest weakness lies in giving up. The most certain way to succeed is always to try just one more time.”

“Ninety percent of leadership is the ability to communicate something people want.”

“Profit is not the legitimate purpose of business. The legitimate purpose of business is to provide a product or service that people need and do it so well that its profitable.”

“Don’t worry about funding if you don’t need it. Today it’s cheaper to start a business than ever.”

“Keep on going, and the chances are that you will stumble on something, perhaps when you are least expecting it. I never heard of anyone ever stumbling on something sitting down.”

“Finding good partners is the key to success in anything: in business, in marriage and, especially, in investing.”

“We cannot change what we are not aware of, and once we are aware, we cannot help but change.” 

“A leader is best when people barely know he exists, when his work is done, his aim fulfilled, they will say: we did it ourselves.”

“No man will make a great leader who wants to do it all himself, or to get all the credit for doing it.”

“If you can dream it, you can do it.”

“Business is a game, played for fantastic stakes, and youre in competition with experts. If you want to win, you have to learn to be a master of the game.” 

“Leadership is unlocking peoples potential to become better.”

“Have the end in mind; and every day make sure you’re working towards it”

“Do what is easy and your life will be hard. Do what is hard and your life will become easy.”