“The highest of distinctions is service to others.”

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

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

“Do not let your grand ambitions stand in the way of small, but meaningful accomplishments.”

“Leadership is unlocking peoples potential to become better.”

“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.”

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

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

“Commitment, belief and positive attitude are all important if you’re going to be a success, whether you’re in sports, in business or, as in my case, anthropology.”

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

“Leaders don’t inflict pain, they share pain.”

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

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

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

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

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

Ideas are easy. Implementation is hard.”

“Quality is more important than quantity. One home run is much better than two doubles.”

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

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

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

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

“Success is liking yourself, liking what you do, and liking how you do it.”

“In the business world, the rearview mirror is always clearer than the windshield.”

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

“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.”

“Always deliver more than expected.”

“To have long-term success as a coach or in any position of leadership, you have to be obsessed in some way.”

“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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 “An organization’s ability to learn, and translate that learning into action rapidly, is the ultimate competitive advantage.”

“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.”

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

 “Don’t set your goals by what other people deem important.” 

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

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

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

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

“Details create the big picture.”

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

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

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

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

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

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

If you can dream it, you can do it.”

“Leadership is an ever-evolving position.”

“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.”

“Identify your problems but give your power and energy to solutions.”

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

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

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

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

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

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

“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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“Change before you have to.”

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

“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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“Failure defeats losers, failure inspires winners.”

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

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

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

“Stop chasing the money and start chasing the passion.”

“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.”

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

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

“Businesses that grow by development and improvement do not die”.

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

“Most of the important things in the world have been accomplished by people who have kept on trying when there seemed to be no hope at all.”

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

“The ultimate challenge is to accept ourselves exactly as we are, but never stop trying to learn and grow.”

“There are no office hours for leaders.”

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

“Success isnt just about what you accomplish in your life; its 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.”

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

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

“Money is like gasoline during a road trip. You don’t want to run out of gas on your trip, but you’re not doing a tour of gas stations.”