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

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

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

“Not the cry, but the flight of a wild duck, leads the flock to fly and follow.”

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

“When performance is measured, performance improves. When performance is measured and reported, the rate of improvement accelerates.”

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

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

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

“You get in life what you have the courage to ask for.”

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

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

“The successful warrior is the average man, with laser-like focus.”

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

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

“Leadership is an ever-evolving position.”

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

“If you have more than three priorities, then you don’t have any.”

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

“The secret of change is to focus all your energy not on fighting the old but on building the new.”

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

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

“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, …
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Best startups generally come from somebody needing to scratch an itch.”

“I want to put a ding in the universe.”

“To handle yourself, use your head; to handle others, use your heart.”

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

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

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

“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.”

“A good leader is a person who takes a little more than his share of the blame and a little less than his share of the credit.”

“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 …
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“I am reminded how hollow the label of leadership sometimes is and how heroic followership can be.”

 “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.”

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

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

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

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

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

“When people talk, listen completely.”

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

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

“Wise leaders generally have wise counselors because it takes a wise person themselves to distinguish them.”

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

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

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

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

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

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

“See things in the present, even if they are in the future.”

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

“If you really look closely, most overnight successes took a long time.”

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

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

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

“If you really want to do something, youll find a way. If you dont, youll find an excuse.”

“When you find an idea that you just can’t stop thinking about, that’s probably a good one to pursue.”

“Anything that is measured and watched, improves.”

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

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

“Every time you have to speak, you are auditioning for leadership.”

If you can push through that feeling of being scared, that feeling of taking a risk, really amazing things can happen.”

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

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

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

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

“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.” 

“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 …
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“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.”

“Being good is good business.”

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

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

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

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

“Change always involves a dark night when everything falls apart. Yet if this period of dissolution is used to create new meaning, then chaos ends and new order emerges.”

“If you just work on stuff that you like and you’re passionate about, you don’t have to have a master plan with how things will play out.”

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

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

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

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

“If ethics are poor at the top, that behavior is copied down through the organization.”

“Change always involves a dark night when everything falls apart. Yet if this period of dissolution is used to create new meaning, then chaos ends and new order emerges.”

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

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

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

“Nothing has such power to broaden the mind as the ability to investigate systematically and truly all that comes under thy observation in life.”

“All progress takes place outside the comfort zone.”

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

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

If you just work on stuff that you like and you’re passionate about, you don’t have to have a master plan with how things will play out.”

“Be content to act, and leave the talking to others.”

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

“There exist limitless opportunities in every industry. Where there is an open mind, there will always be a frontier.”

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

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

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

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