“Every day that we spent not improving our products was a wasted day.”

“Businesses that grow by development and improvement do not die”.

“It is absolutely necessary…for me to have persons that can think for me, as well as execute orders.”

“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 it’s profitable.”

“If you can’t fly then run. If you can’t run, then walk. And, if you can’t walk; then crawl, but whatever you do, you have to keep moving forward.”

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

“I’m a success today because I had a friend who believed in me and I didn’t have the heart to let him down.”

“Don’t try to be original, just try to be good.”

“The quality of a person’s life is in direct proportion to their commitment to excellence, regardless of their chosen field of endeavor.”

“Choose a job that you love and you will never have to work a day in your life.”

“You don’t have to hold a position in order to be a leader”

“Business is all about the customer; what the customer wants and what they get. Generally, every customer wants a product or service that solves their problem, worth their money, and is delivered with amazing customer service.”

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

“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.”

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

“Before you are a leader, success is all about growing yourself. When you become a leader, success is all about growing others.”

“Never give in except to convictions of honor and good sense.”

If The World Says “No”, You Say “Next”… Never Give Up

“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.”

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

“Leadership is an action, not a position.”

“Leadership is an ever-evolving position.”

“Creativity without Strategy is called Art. Creativity with Strategy is called Advertising.”

The things we fear most in organizations–fluctuations, disturbances, imbalances–are the primary sources of creativity.

“In a world that’s changing really quickly, the only strategy that is guaranteed to fail is not taking risks.”

The things we fear most in organizations–fluctuations, disturbances, imbalances–are the primary sources of creativity.

“Your work is going to fill a large part of your life, and the only way to be truly satisfied is to do what you believe is great work. And the only way to do great work is to love what you do.”

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

“As we look ahead into the next century, leaders will be those who empower others.”

“When a team takes ownership of its problems, the problem gets solved. It is true on the battlefield, it is true in business, and it is true in life.”

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

“It is easy to dodge our responsibilities, but we cannot dodge the consequences of dodging our responsibilities.”

“We’re all working together; that’s the secret.”

“Complexity is your enemy. Any fool can make something complicated. It is hard to make something simple.”

“Poor people have big TV. Rich people have big library.”

The things we fear most in organizations–fluctuations, disturbances, imbalances–are the primary sources of creativity.

“Formal education will make you a living; self education will make you a fortune.”

Don’t let the fear of losing be greater than the excitement of winning

“Keep your fears to yourself, but share your courage with others.”

Nothing works better than just improving your product.”

“Rank does not confer privilege or give power. It imposes responsibility.”

 “It’s easy to make a buck. It’s a lot tougher to make a difference.”

“The golden rule for every business man is this: ‘Put yourself in your customer’s place.”

“Information technology is at the core of how you do your business and how your business model itself evolves.”

“Your most unhappy customers are your greatest source of learning.”

“All of the great leaders have had one characteristic in common: It was the willingness to confront unequivocally the major anxiety of their people in their time. This, and not much else, is the essence of leadership.”

“Failure defeats losers, failure inspires winners.”

“The price of greatness is responsibility.”

“Great companies are built on great products.”

“Get big quietly, so you don’t tip off potential competitors.”

“Stopping advertising to save money is like stopping your watch to save time.”

“All progress takes place outside the comfort zone.”

“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.”

Be undeniably good. No marketing effort or social media buzzword can be a substitute for that.”

“The art of leadership is saying no, not saying yes. It is very easy to say yes.”

“Do more than is required. What is the distance between someone who achieves their goals consistently and those who spend their lives and careers merely following? The extra mile.”

 “Don’t set your goals by what other people deem important.” 

What do you need to start a business? Three simple things: know your product better than anyone, know your customer, and have a burning desire to succeed.”

“Success isn’t just about what you accomplish in your life; it’s about what you inspire others to do.”

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

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

“You manage things; you lead people.”

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

“People who succeed have momentum. The more they succeed, the more they want to succeed, and the more they find a way to succeed. Similarly, when someone is failing, the tendency is to get on a downward spiral that can even become a self-fulfilling prophecy.”

“Great things in business are never done by one person. Theyre done by a team of people.”

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

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

“Leadership is unlocking people’s potential to become better.”

“The leaders who offer blood, toil, tears, and sweat always get more out of their followers than those who offer safety and a good time. When it comes to the pinch, human beings are heroic.”

“The supreme quality of leadership is integrity.”

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

It’s hard to lead a cavalry charge if you think you look funny on a horse.”

“The biggest sources of opportunity are collaboration and partnership. And today, with digital communication, there is more of that everywhere. We need to expose ourselves to that as a matter of doing business.”

Timing, perseverance, and ten years of trying will eventually make you look like an overnight success.”

“Try not to become a man of success. Rather become a man of value.”

“Networking has been cited as the number one unwritten rule of success in business. Who you know really impacts what you know.”

“A person who is quietly confident makes the best leader.”

“Wisdom is knowing what to do next, skill is knowing how to do it, and virtue is doing it.” 

“Example is not the main thing in influencing others. It is the only thing.”

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

“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.”

“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.”

“Dont be afraid to give up the good to go for the great.”

“A genuine leader is not a searcher for consensus but a molder of consensus.”

“You are not here merely to make a living. You are here in order to enable the world to live more amply, with greater vision, with a finer spirit of hope and achievement. You are here to enrich the world, and you impoverish yourself if you forget the errand.”

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

“You can’t make anything viral, but you can make something good.”

“A leader is not an administrator who loves to run others, but someone who carries water for his people so that they can get on with their jobs.”

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

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

“Leadership and learning are indispensable to each other.”

“When you crave the end result, the hard work becomes irrelevant.”

“Great leaders are not defined by the absence of weakness, but rather by the presence of clear strengths.”

“A goal is a dream with a deadline.”

“Leadership is the capacity to translate vision into reality.”

“Your time is limited, so don’t waste it living someone else’s life.”

“There is a powerful driving force inside every human being that, once unleashed, can make any vision, dream, or desire a reality.”

“If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, you are a leader.”

“Success is not final; failure is not fatal: It is the courage to continue that counts.”

“Advertising is only evil when it advertises evil things”