“Always think outside the box and embrace opportunities that appear, wherever they might be.”

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

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

“The quality of a person’s life is in direct proportion to their commitment to excellence, regardless of their chosen field of endeavor.”

“Leadership is the capacity to translate vision into reality.”

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

“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.”

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

However difficult life may seem, there is always something you can do and succeed at.”

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

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

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

“A leader is a dealer in hope.”

“Creativity without Strategy is called Art. Creativity with Strategy is called Advertising.”

“Leadership is not about titles, positions, or flowcharts. It is about one life influencing another.”

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

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

“A cowardly leader is the most dangerous of men.”

“Success seems to be connected with action. Successful people keep moving. They make mistakes, but they dont quit.”

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

“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.’”

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

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

“Success is walking from failure to failure with no loss of enthusiasm.”

“The leaders who offer blood, toil, tears, and sweat always get more out of their followers than those who offer safety and a good time. When it comes to the …
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“Those who let things happen usually lose to those who make things happen.”

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

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

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

“If you think you are leading, and turn around to see no one following, then you are just taking a walk.”

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

“You manage things; you lead people.”

“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.”

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

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

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

“A leader is best when people barely know he exists, when his work is done, his aim fulfilled, they will say: we did it ourselves.”

  “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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“Choose a job that you love and you will never have to work a day in your life.”

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

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

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

“Design is not just what it looks like and feels like. Design is how it works.”

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

“If you work just for money, you’ll never make it, but if you love what you’re doing and you always put the customer first, success will be yours.”

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

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

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

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

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

“Business is all about the customer; what the customer wants and what they get. Generally, every customer wants a product or service that solves their problem, worth their money, and …
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“It’s not about ideas. It’s about making ideas happen.”

“Those who try to lead the people can only do so by following the mob.”

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

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

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

“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.”

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

“The only thing worse than starting something and failing… is not starting something.”

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

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

“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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“Diligence is the mother of good luck.”

“Fall seven times and stand up eight.”

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

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

“I start each day by telling myself what a positive influence I am on this world.”

 “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.”

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

Nothing works better than just improving your product.”

“Leadership and learning are indispensable to each other.”

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

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

“I can’t give you a sure-fire formula for success, but I can give you a formula for failure: try to please everybody all the time.”

I got lucky because I never gave up the search. Are you quitting too soon? Or, are you willing to pursue luck with a vengeance?”

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

“We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence then is not an act but a habit.”

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

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

“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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“Details create the big picture.”

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

“Don’t take too much advice. Most people who have a lot of advice to give — with a few exceptions — generalize whatever they did. Don’t over-analyze everything.  I myself …
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“The only place where success comes before work is in the dictionary.”

“Great companies are built on great products.”

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

If you can dream it, you can do it.”

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