“All progress takes place outside the comfort zone.”

“The only place where success comes before work is in the dictionary.”

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

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

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

“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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“So often, people are working hard at the wrong thing. Working on the right thing is probably more important than working hard.”

“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.”

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

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

“No amount of money or success can take the place of time spent with your family.”

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

“Get a mentor in the applicable field if you’re at all unsure of what you’re looking for.”

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

“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.”

“Dont tell people how to do things. Tell them what to do and let them surprise you with their results.”

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

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

“Becoming a leader is synonymous with becoming yourself. It is precisely that simple and it is also that difficult.”

“If your ship doesn’t come in, swim out to meet it!”

“You can’t be successful in business without taking risks. It’s really that simple.”

“A man always has two reasons for doing anything: a good reason and the real reason.”

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

“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.”

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

“Innovation distinguishes between a leader and a follower.”

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

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

 “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.”

“Whatever you are, be a good one.”

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

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

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

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

Ideas are easy. Implementation is hard.”

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

“Details create the big picture.”

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

“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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“Failure defeats losers, failure inspires winners.”

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

“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.”

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

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

“Great leaders are almost always great simplifiers, who can cut through argument, debate, and doubt to offer a solution everybody can understand.”

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

“If something is important enough, even if the odds are against you, you should still do it.”

“Dont blow off anothers candle for it wont make yours shine brighter.” 

“Become the kind of leader that people would follow voluntarily; even if you had no title or position.”

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

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

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

“The highest of distinctions is service to others.”

“Nothing works better than just improving your product.”

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

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

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

If you can dream it, you can do it.”

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

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

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

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

“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.”

“I cannot give you the formula for success, but I can give you the formula for failure–It is: Try to please everybody.”

“Always deliver more than expected.”

“Chase the vision, not the money, the money will end up following you.”

“Success is not the key to happiness. Happiness is the key to success. If you love what you are doing, you will be successful.”

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

“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.” 

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

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

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

“Do one thing every day that scares you.”

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