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

“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.”

“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.”

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

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

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

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

“The way to get started is to quit talking and begin doing.”

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

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

“Ninety percent of leadership is the ability to communicate something people want.”

“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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Nothing works better than just improving your product.”

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

“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.”

“No amount of money or success can take the place of time spent with your family.”

“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.”

“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.” 

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

“Business is a game, played for fantastic stakes, and you’re in competition with experts. If you want to win, you have to learn to be a master of the game.” 

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

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

“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 …
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“The most dangerous poison is the feeling of achievement. The antidote is to every evening think what can be done better tomorrow.”

“Success usually comes to those who are too busy to be looking for it.”

“Details create the big picture.”

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

“Paying attention to simple little things that most men neglect makes a few men rich.”

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

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

“Being good is good business.”

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

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

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

“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.”

“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.”

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

“The greatest leaders mobilize others by coalescing people around a shared vision.”

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

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

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

“Do what you feel in your heart to be right, for you’ll be criticized anyway.”

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

 “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.”

“Leadership and learning are indispensable to each other.”

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

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

“Don’t follow the crowd, let the crowd follow you.” 

“Don’t worry about people stealing your design work. Worry about the day they stop.”

“Diligence is the mother of good luck.”

“The art of leadership is saying no, not saying yes. It is very easy to say yes.”

“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.”

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

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

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

“The highest of distinctions is service to others.”

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

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

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

“Leadership and learning are indispensable to each other.”

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

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

“There is no progress without change.”

“A goal is a dream with a deadline.”

“Stay self-funded as long as possible.”

Best startups generally come from somebody needing to scratch an itch.”

“Always deliver more than expected.”

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.”

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

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

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

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

“I suppose leadership at one time meant muscles; but today it means getting along with people.”

“If you can’t fly then run. If you can’t run, then walk. And, if you can’t walk; then crawl, but whatever you do, you have to keep moving forward.”

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

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

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

“Nothing works better than just improving your product.”

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

Corporate executives and business owners need to realize that there can be no compromise when it comes to ethics, and there are no easy shortcuts to success. Ethics need to …
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“Nothing has such power to broaden the mind as the ability to investigate systematically and truly all that comes under thy observation in life.”

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

“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.”

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

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

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