“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 …
Continue reading John Kenneth Galbraith

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

“Today a reader, tomorrow a leader.”

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

“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.”

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

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

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

“The difference between who you are and who you want to be is what you do.”

“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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“You manage things; you lead people.”

“Some people dream of success while others wake up and work.”

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

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

“The price of greatness is responsibility.”

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

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

“Do one thing every day that scares you.”

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

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

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

“The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy.”

  “You have to be burning with an idea, or a problem, or a wrong that you want to right. If you’re not passionate enough from the start, you’ll never …
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“In order to succeed, your desire for success should be greater than your fear of failure.”

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

“Details create the big picture.”

“When a team takes ownership of its problems, the problem gets solved. It is true on the battlefield, it is true in business, and it is true in life.”

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

“Do what is easy and your life will be hard. Do what is hard and your life will become easy.”

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

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

“Leaders think and talk about the solutions. Followers think and talk about the problems.”

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

“If people like you, they’ll listen to you, but if they trust you, they’ll do business with you.”

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

“One day your life will flash before your eyes. Make sure it is worth watching.”

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

“Every day that we spent not improving our products was a wasted day.”

“Leadership and learning are indispensable to each other.”

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

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

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

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

“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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“It’s not about ideas. It’s about making ideas happen.”

 “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.”

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

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

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

 “There’s no luck in business. There’s only drive, determination, and more drive.” 

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

“There are no office hours for leaders.”

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

“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 …
Continue reading Jim Rohn

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

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

“Formal education will make you a living; self education will make you a fortune.”

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

“When people talk, listen completely.”

“The supreme quality of leadership is integrity.”

“The best way to predict the future is to create it.”

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

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

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

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

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

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

“The greatest leader is not necessarily the one who does the greatest things. He is the one that gets the people to do the greatest things.

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

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

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

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

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

“Do not follow where the path may lead. Go instead where there is no path and leave a trail.”

“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.”

“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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  “Success seems to be connected with action. Successful people keep moving. They make mistakes, but they don’t quit.”

“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 …
Continue reading Mark Parker

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

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

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

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

“A leader is not an administrator who loves to run others, but someone who carries water for his people so that they can get on with their jobs.”

 “If you’re trying to create a company, it’s like baking a cake. You have to have all the ingredients in the right proportion.”

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

“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 …
Continue reading Theodore Roosevelt

“They told me computers could only do arithmetic.”

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