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

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

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

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

“Our business is about technology, yes. But it’s also about operations and customer relationships.”

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

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

“The highest of distinctions is service to others.”

 “Leadership is lifting a person’s vision to high sights, the raising of      a person’s performance to a higher standard, the building of a personality beyond its normal limitations.”

“You have to be burning with an idea, or a problem, or a wrong that you want to right. If youre not passionate enough from the start, youll never stick …
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“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 …
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“In a world thats changing really quickly, the only strategy that is guaranteed to fail is not taking risks.”

“They told me computers could only do arithmetic.”

“Don’t follow the crowd, let the crowd follow you.” 

“Statistics suggest that when customers complain, business owners and managers ought to get excited about it. The complaining customer represents a huge opportunity for more business.”

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

“Opportunities are like sunrises. If you wait too long, you miss them.”

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

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

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 greatest leaders mobilize others by coalescing people around a shared vision.”

“Paying attention to simple little things that most men neglect makes a few men rich.”

“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 …
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“Whatever you are, be a good one.”

“A successful man is one who can lay a firm foundation with the bricks others have thrown at him.”

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

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

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

“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.”

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

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

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

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

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

“Good business leaders create a vision, articulate the vision, passionately own the vision, and relentlessly drive it to completion.”

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

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

“The most effective way to lead is to lead from within.”

“He who has never learned to obey cannot be a good commander.”

“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.”

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

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

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

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

“You gain strength, courage and confidence by every experience in which you really stop to look fear in the face. You must do the thing you think you cannot do.”

“The led must not be compelled. They must be able to choose their own leader.”

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

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

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

“The growth and development of people is the highest calling of leadership.”

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

“Don’t worry about people stealing your design work. Worry about the day they stop.”

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

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

“We are what we pretend to be, so we must be careful about what we pretend to be.” 

“Get five or six of your smartest friends in a room and ask them to rate your idea.”

The last 10% it takes to launch something takes as much energy as the first 90%.”

“No more romanticizing about how cool it is to be an entrepreneur. It’s a struggle to save your company’s life – and your own skin – every day of the …
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“The things we fear most in organizations–fluctuations, disturbances, imbalances–are the primary sources of creativity.”

“You manage things; you lead people.”

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

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

“Truth builds trust.” 

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

 “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.”

“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.” 

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

“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.”

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

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

“Truth builds trust.” 

“Most of the important things in the world have been accomplished by people who have kept on trying when there seemed to be no hope at all.”

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

“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.’”

Corporate executives and business owners need to realize that there can be no compromise when it comes to ethics, and there are no easy shortcuts to success. Ethics need to …
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“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 …
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“There are two ways of spreading light: to be the candle or the mirror that reflects it.”

“Today a reader, tomorrow a leader.”

“The true measure of the value of any business leader and manager is performance.”

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

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

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

“It’s more effective to do something valuable than to hope a logo or name will say it for you.”

“I knew that if I failed I wouldn’t regret that, but I knew the one thing I might regret is not trying.”

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

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

“When people talk, listen completely.”

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

“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 …
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“Remember to celebrate milestones as you prepare for the road ahead.”

A successful man is one who can lay a firm foundation with the bricks others have thrown at him.”

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

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

“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 …
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“Opportunities don’t happen. You create them”

“There is no progress without change.”

“He who has learned how to obey will know how to command.”

“A good leader takes a little more than his share of the blame, a little less than his share of the credit.”