“A leader is a person you will follow to a place you would not go by yourself.”

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

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

“A good leader takes a little more than his share of the blame, a little less than his share of the credit.”

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

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

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

“You are more than what you do. Your title should not confine you, and your job does not define you.”

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

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

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

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

“Our greatest weakness lies in giving up. The most certain way to succeed is always to try just one more time.”

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

“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.”

“A genuine leader is not a searcher for consensus but a molder of consensus.”

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

“Leadership is unlocking peoples potential to become better.”

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

“The task of the leader is to get his people from where they are to where they have not been.”

“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.”

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

“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.”

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

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

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

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

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

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

 “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.”

“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.”

“Don’t worry about failure; you only have to be right once.”

“All our dreams can come true – if we have the courage to pursue them.”

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

Football teaches you hard work. It takes a lot of unspectacular preparation to have spectacular results in both business and football.”

“Example is not the main thing in influencing others. It is the only thing.”

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

“Details create the big picture.”

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

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

“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.” 

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

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

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

“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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“You manage things; you lead people.”

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

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

“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.

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

“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.”

“When you find an idea that you just can’t stop thinking about, that’s probably a good one to pursue.”

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

“The true measure of the value of any business leader and manager is performance.”

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

“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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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?”

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

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

“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.”

“The growth and development of people is the highest calling of leadership.”

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

“Simplicity is a great way to build something that works well without costing too much.”

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

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

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

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

“Happiness does not come from doing easy work but from the afterglow of satisfaction that comes after the achievement of a difficult task that demanded our best.”

“Do one thing every day that scares you.”

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

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

“As we look ahead into the next century, leaders will be those who empower others.”

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

“A leader is one who knows the way, goes the way, and shows the way.” 

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

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

“To handle yourself, use your head; to handle others, use your heart.”

“Our business is about technology, yes. But it’s also about operations and customer relationships.”

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

“It is better to fail in originality than to succeed in imitation.”

“Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, concerned citizens can change the world. Indeed it is the only thing that ever has.”

“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.”

“Failure defeats losers, failure inspires winners.”

“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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“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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“The role of leadership is to transform the complex situation into small pieces and prioritize them.”

“There is no progress without change.”

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

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

“The highest of distinctions is service to others.”

“Becoming a leader is synonymous with becoming yourself. It is precisely that simple and it is also that difficult.”

“The led must not be compelled. They must be able to choose their own leader.”

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

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