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

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

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

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

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

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

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

“The highest of distinctions is service to others.”

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

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

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

“The best executive is the one who has sense enough to pick good men to do what he wants done, and self-restraint to keep from meddling with them while they …
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“Choose a job that you love and you will never have to work a day in your life.”

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

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

“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.”

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

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

“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.” 

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

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

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

“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”.

“Success consists of going from failure to failure without loss of enthusiasm.”

“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.”

“There is a powerful driving force inside every human being that, once unleashed, can make any vision, dream, or desire a reality.”

“The difference between successful people and unsuccessful people is that successful people do all the things the unsuccessful people don’t want to do. When 10 doors are slammed in your …
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“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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“Price is what you pay. Value is what you get.” 

 “Just because something doesn’t do what you planned it to do doesn’t mean it’s useless.”

“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 …
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“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.”

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

“The ones who are crazy enough to think they can change the world, are the ones that do.”

“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.”

“Fall seven times and stand up eight.”

“Don’t try to be original, just try to be good.”

“Success isn’t just about what you accomplish in your life; it’s about what you inspire others to do.”

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.”

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

  “Information technology and business are becoming inextricably interwoven. I don’t think anybody can talk meaningfully about one without the talking about the other.”

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

“The supreme quality of leadership is integrity.”

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

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

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

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

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

“Embrace what you don’t know, especially in the beginning, because what you don’t know can become your greatest asset. It ensures that you will absolutely be doing things different from …
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“Logic will get you from A to B. Imagination will take you everywhere.”

“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 function of leadership is to produce more leaders, not more followers.”

“All progress takes place outside the comfort zone.”

“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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“Change before you have to.”

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

“The biggest sources of opportunity are collaboration and partnership. And today, with digital communication, there is more of that everywhere. We need to expose ourselves to that as a matter …
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“You cannot be a leader, and ask other people to follow you, unless you know how to follow, too.”

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

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

“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.”

“There are two ways of spreading light: to be the candle or the mirror that reflects it.”

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

“Don’t worry about funding if you don’t need it. Today it’s cheaper to start a business than ever.”

“Whatever you are, be a good one.”

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

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

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

“Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man’s character, give him power.”

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

“In order to succeed, we must first believe that we can.”

“I can give you a six-word formula for success: Think things through–then follow through.”

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

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

“Leadership and learning are indispensable to each other.”

“You know you are on the road to success if you would do your job, and not be paid for it.”

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

If you are not embarrassed by the first version of your product, you’ve launched too late.”

“Leadership is the art of giving people a platform for spreading ideas that work.” 

“I never dreamed about success, I worked for it.”

“The superior man understands what is right; the inferior man understands what will sell.”

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

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

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

Nothing works better than just improving your product.”

“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.”

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

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

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

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

“You can’t make anything viral, but you can make something good.”

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

“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 …
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“No matter how brilliant your mind or strategy, if you’re playing a solo game, you’ll always lose out to a team.”

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.”