“In this world a man must either be an anvil or hammer.”

“The challenge of leadership is to be strong, but not rude; be kind, but not weak; be bold, but not bully; be thoughtful, but not lazy; be humble, but not timid; be proud, but not arrogant; have humor, but without folly.”

“Success isnt just about what you accomplish in your life; its about what you inspire others to do.”

“Life is 10 percent what happens to you and 90 percent how you respond to it.”

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

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

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

“Happiness does not come from doing easy work but from the afterglow of satisfaction that comes after the achievement of a difficult task that demanded our best.”

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

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

“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.”

“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.”

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

“I hear and I forget, I see and I remember, I do and I understand.”

“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.”

“It is hard to fail, but it is worse never to have tried to succeed.”

“The task of the leader is to get his people from where they are to where they have not been.”

“Price is what you pay. Value is what you get.” 

“Leadership is the art of getting someone else to do something you want done because he wants to do it.”

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

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

“Ideas are commodity. Execution of them is not.”

“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.”

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

“Simplicity is a great way to build something that works well without costing too much.”

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

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

“Fall seven times and stand up eight.”

“””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.”””

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

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

“Business opportunities are like buses, there’s always another one coming.”

“In the end, a vision without the ability to execute it is probably a hallucination.”

“Life is not about how fast you run or how high you climb, but how well you bounce.”

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

“Nothing works better than just improving your product.”

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

“True leadership lies in guiding others to success; in ensuring that everyone is performing at their best, doing the work they are pledged to do and doing it well.”

“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.”

“There is always space for improvement, no matter how long youve been in the business.”

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

“A good leader leads the people from above them. A great leader leads the people from within them.”

“To add value to others, one must first value others.” 

“Business has only two functions; Marketing and Innovation.”

“Do one thing every day that scares you.”

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

“The greatest thing is, at any moment, to be willing to give up who we are in order to become all that we can be.”

“Expect the best. Prepare for the worst. Capitalize on what comes.”

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

“One of the tests of leadership is the ability to recognize a problem before it becomes an emergency.”

“Being the richest man in the cemetery doesn’t matter to me… Going to bed at night saying we’ve done something wonderful… that’s what matters to me.”

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

“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.”

“The quality of a leader is reflected in the standards they set for themselves.”

“Were all working together; thats the secret.”

“Small business isnt for the faint of heart. Its for the brave, the patient, and the persistent. Its for the overcomer.”

“The way to get started is to quit talking and begin doing.”

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

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

“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 only thing worse than starting something and failing… is not starting something.”

“The task of leadership is not to put greatness into humanity, but to elicit it, for the greatness is already there.”

“Success is walking from failure to failure with no loss of enthusiasm.”

“The greatest leader is not necessarily the one who does the greatest things. He is the one that gets the people to do the greatest things.

“The quality of a leader is reflected in the standards they set for themselves.”

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

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

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

“An organizations ability to learn, and translate that learning into action rapidly, is the ultimate competitive advantage.”

“Your customers are the lifeblood of your business. Their needs and wants impact every aspect of your business, from product development to content marketing to sales to customer service.”

“Don’t take too much advice. Most people who have a lot of advice to give — with a few exceptions — generalize whatever they did. Don’t over-analyze everything. I myself have been guilty of over-thinking problems. Just build things and find out if they work.”

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

“Don’t worry about failure; you only have to be right once.”

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

“To do great things is difficult; but to command great things is more difficult.”

“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.”

“The supreme quality of leadership is integrity.”

“The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy.”

“I cant imagine a person becoming a success who doesnt give this game of life everything hes got.”

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

“Leadership is a series of behaviors rather than a role for heroes.”

“Some people dream of success; while other people get up every morning and make it happen.”

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

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

“If youre trying to create a company, its like baking a cake. You have to have all the ingredients in the right proportion.”

“Advertising is only evil when it advertises evil things”

“If you’re interested in the living heart of what you do, focus on building things rather than talking about them.”

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

“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.”

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

“The difference between a successful person and others is not a lack of strength, not a lack of knowledge, but rather a lack of will.”

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

“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.’”

“You’re smart, you’re a survivor; use your intelligence and instincts to get to a better position than the one you’re in now”.

“Being good is good business.”

“Step out of the history that is holding you back. Step into the new story you are willing to create.”

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

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

“You are more than what you do. Your title should not confine you, and your job does not define you.”

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