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

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

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

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

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

“Opportunities don’t happen. You create them”

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

“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 …
Continue reading Theodore Roosevelt

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

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

“Get big quietly, so you don’t tip off potential competitors.”

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

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

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

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

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

“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 …
Continue reading Ray Goforth

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

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

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

“Leadership should be more participative than directive, more enabling than performing.”

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

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

“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 …
Continue reading Steve Jobs

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

“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.” 

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

“Business has only two functions; Marketing and Innovation.”

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

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

“Leadership is an action, not a position.”

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

“Leaders think and talk about the solutions. Followers think and talk about the problems.”

  “Information technology and business are becoming inextricably interwoven. I don’t think anybody can talk meaningfully about one without the talking about the other.”

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

“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, …
Continue reading Henry Ford

“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 …
Continue reading George Orwell

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

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

“If you’re not sure where you are going, you’re liable to end up someplace else.”

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

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

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

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

“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.” 

“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.”

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

“Statistics suggest that when customers complain, business owners and managers ought to get excited about it. The complaining customer represents a huge opportunity for more business.”

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

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.”

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

“People who succeed have momentum. The more they succeed, the more they want to succeed, and the more they find a way to succeed. Similarly, when someone is failing, the …
Continue reading Tony Robbins

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

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

“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 …
Continue reading Nelson Mandela

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

“When people talk, listen completely.”

Ideas are easy. Implementation is hard.”

“Leadership is unlocking people’s potential to become better.”

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

“A leader is a dealer in hope.”

“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.

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

“Change before you have to.”

“Leadership and learning are indispensable to each other.”

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

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

“Do one thing every day that scares you.”

Nothing works better than just improving your product.”

“Truth builds trust.” 

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

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

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

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

“Great companies are built on great products.”

 “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.”

“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.”

“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

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

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

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

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

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

“In this world a man must either be an anvil or hammer.”

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

“A good leader is a person who takes a little more than his share of the blame and a little less than his share of the credit.”

“All progress takes place outside the comfort zone.”

“They told me computers could only do arithmetic.”

“If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, you are a leader.”

“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.”

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

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

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