“Don’t be distracted by criticism. Remember; the only taste of success some people get is to take a bite out of you.”

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

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

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

“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.”

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

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

“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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“Many of life’s failures are people who did not realize how close they were to success when they gave up.”

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

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

“No man will make a great leader who wants to do it all himself, or to get all the credit for doing it.”

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

“Profit is not the legitimate purpose of business. The legitimate purpose of business is to provide a product or service that people need and do it so well that it’s …
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“The value of an idea lies in the using of it.”

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

“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.”

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

“You take people as far as they will go, not as far as you would like them to go.”

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

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

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

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

“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.”

“Innovation distinguishes between a leader and a follower.”

“Make every detail perfect and limit the number of details to perfect.”

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

If you can dream it, you can do it.”

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

“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.’”

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

“There is no progress without change.”

“Keep on going, and the chances are that you will stumble on something, perhaps when you are least expecting it. I never heard of anyone ever stumbling on something sitting …
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“If you have more than three priorities, then you don’t have any.”

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

“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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“There are no secrets to success. It is the result of preparation, hard work, and learning from failure.”

“I can’t imagine a person becoming a success who doesn’t give this game of life everything he’s got.”

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

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?”

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

“No more romanticizing about how cool it is to be an entrepreneur. It’s a struggle to save your company’s life – and your own skin – every day of the …
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“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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“I never dreamed about success, I worked for it.”

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

“I find that the harder I work; the more luck I seem to have.”

“Those who let things happen usually lose to those who make things happen.”

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

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

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

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

“Whatever you are, be a good one.”

“Logic will get you from A to B. Imagination will take you everywhere.”

“Success usually comes to those who are too busy to be looking for 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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Don’t let the fear of losing be greater than the excitement of winning

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

 “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.”

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

“If you really want to do something, you’ll find a way. If you don’t, you’ll find an excuse.”

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

“Leadership is not magnetic personality that can just as well be a glib tongue. It is not “making friends and influencing people,” that is flattery. Leadership is lifting a person’s …
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“In organizations, real power and energy is generated through relationships. The patterns of relationships and the capacities to form them are more important than tasks, functions, roles, and positions.” 

“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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 “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.”

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

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

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

If The World Says “No”, You Say “Next”… Never Give Up

“The greatest thing is, at any moment, to be willing to give up who we are in order to become all that we can be.”

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

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

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

“Fortune does favor the bold and youll never know what youre capable of if you dont try.” 

“A ruler should be slow to punish and swift to reward.”

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

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

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

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

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

“An entrepreneur is someone who has a vision for something and a want to create.”

“One of the tests of leadership is the ability to recognize a problem before it becomes an emergency.”

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