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

“The history of the world is but the biography of great men.”

“We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence then is not an act but a habit.”

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

“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.”

“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.”

“Great companies are built on great products.”

“Truth builds trust.” 

“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.”

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

“Stop chasing the money and start chasing the passion.”

If you can dream it, you can do it.”

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

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

“Anyone can hold the helm when the sea is calm.”

“The supreme quality of leadership is integrity.”

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

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

“Whatever you are, be a good one.”

“Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, concerned citizens can change the world. Indeed it is the only thing that ever has.”

The value of an idea lies in the using of it.”

The first responsibility of a leader is to define reality. The last is to say thank you. In between, the leader is a servant.”

“The secret to success is to know something nobody else knows.”

“Real leadership is leaders recognizing that they serve the people that they lead.”

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

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

Nothing works better than just improving your product.”

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

“Nothing works better than just improving your product.”

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

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

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

However difficult life may seem, there is always something you can do and succeed at.”

“Leaders aren’t born, they are made. And they are made just like anything else, through hard work. And that’s the price we’ll have to pay to achieve that goal, or any goal.”

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

“You manage things; you lead people.”

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

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

The fastest way to change yourself is to hang out with people who are already the way you want to be.”

“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.”

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

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

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

“Small business isn’t for the faint of heart. It’s for the brave, the patient, and the persistent. It’s for the overcomer.”

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

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

“Commitment, belief and positive attitude are all important if you’re going to be a success, whether you’re in sports, in business or, as in my case, anthropology.”

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

“I find that the harder I work; the more luck I seem to have.”

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

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

“The first rule of any technology used in a business is that automation applied to an efficient operation will magnify the efficiency. The second is that automation applied to an inefficient operation will magnify the inefficiency.”

“There’s nothing wrong with staying small. You can do big things with a small team.”

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

“Courage is being scared to death, but saddling up anyway.”

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.”

“Don’t tell people how to do things. Tell them what to do and let them surprise you with their results.”

“The most dangerous poison is the feeling of achievement. The antidote is to every evening think what can be done better tomorrow.”

“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.”

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

“You can retire from a job, but don’t ever retire from making extremely meaningful contributions in life.”

“Anything that is measured and watched, improves.”

“Innovation distinguishes between a leader and a follower.”

“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.”

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

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

“Fortune does favor the bold and you’ll never know what you’re capable of if you don’t try.” 

“A leader takes people where they want to go. A great leader takes people where they don’t necessarily want to go, but ought to be.”

 “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.”

“All progress takes place outside the comfort zone.”

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

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

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

“If you really want to do something, you’ll find a way. If you don’t, you’ll find an excuse.”

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

“Wonder what your customer really wants? Ask. Don’t tell.”

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

“Opportunities dont happen. You create them.”

“A great person attracts great people and knows how to hold them together.”

“Being good is good business.”

“Whether you think you can, or think you can’t – you’re right.”

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

The real test is not whether you avoid this failure, because you won’t. It’s whether you let it harden or shame you into inaction, or whether you learn from it; whether you choose to persevere.”

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

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

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

“Theres no luck in business. Theres only drive, determination, and more drive.” 

“The man who will use his skill and constructive imagination to see how much he can give for a dollar, instead of how little he can give for a dollar, is bound to succeed.”

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

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

 “Don’t ever let your business get ahead of the financial side of your business. Accounting, Accounting, Accounting. Know your numbers.”

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

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

“Risk more than others think is safe. Dream more than others think is practical.”

“When people talk, listen completely.”

“If you are not willing to risk the usual, you will have to settle for the ordinary.”

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

“There are no office hours for leaders.”

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

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