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

“The time is always right to do what is right.”

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

“What the mind of man can conceive and believe, it can achieve.”

“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 …
Continue reading Steve Jobs, Co-Founder, and former Chairman and CEO of Apple Inc.

“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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“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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“Innovation distinguishes between a leader and a follower.”

“Information technology is at the core of how you do your business and how your business model itself evolves.”

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

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

Sometimes when you innovate, you make mistakes. It is best to admit them quickly, and get on with improving your other innovations.”

“The quality of a leader is reflected in the standards they set for themselves.”

“Fall seven times and stand up eight.”

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

“The most effective way to lead is to lead from within.”

 “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.”

“Do more than is required. What is the distance between someone who achieves their goals consistently and those who spend their lives and careers merely following? The extra mile.”

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

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

“Stopping advertising to save money is like stopping your watch to save time.”

“Success consists of going from failure to failure without loss of enthusiasm.”

“There are no office hours for leaders.”

“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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“Luck is a dividend of sweat. The more you sweat, the luckier you get.”

“A leader is a dealer in hope.”

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

“Wisdom is knowing what to do next, skill is knowing how to do it, and virtue is doing it.” 

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

“All progress takes place outside the comfort zone.”

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

“There’s nothing wrong with staying small. You can do big things with a small team.”

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

“The price of greatness is responsibility.”

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

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

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

“Leadership is an ever-evolving position.”

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

“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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“Truth builds trust.” 

“Whatever you are, be a good one.”

“A good leader leads the people from above them. A great leader leads the people from within them.”

“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.’”

“I hear and I forget, I see and I remember, I do and I understand.”

“There exist limitless opportunities in every industry. Where there is an open mind, there will always be a frontier.”

“You can’t be successful in business without taking risks. It’s really that simple.”

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

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

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

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

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

“Leadership and learning are indispensable to each other.”

“Diligence is the mother of good luck.”

If you can dream it, you can do it.”

“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.”

“Formal education will make you a living; self education will make you a fortune.”

“Every day that we spent not improving our products was a wasted day.”

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

“You cannot be a leader, and ask other people to follow you, unless you know how to follow, too.”

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

“Great things in business are never done by one person. Theyre done by a team of people.”

“Great leaders find ways to connect with their people and help them fulfill their potential.”

Don’t let the fear of losing be greater than the excitement of winning

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

“A leader is one who sees more than others see, who sees farther than others see, and who sees before others see.”

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

 “Don’t ever let your business get ahead of the financial side of your business. Accounting, Accounting, Accounting. Know your numbers.”

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

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

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

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

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

“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.”

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

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

“A satisfied customer is the best business strategy of all.”

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

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

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

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

“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 …
Continue reading Douglas MacArthur

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

 “Just because something doesn’t do what you planned it to do doesn’t mean it’s useless.”

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