“To add value to others, one must first value others.” 

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

“The supreme quality of leadership is integrity.”

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

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

“Today a reader, tomorrow a leader.”

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

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

“Stay self-funded as long as possible.”

“There is only one boss; The Customer. And he can fire everybody in the company from the chairman on down, simply by spending his money somewhere else.”

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

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

“It’s not about ideas. It’s about making ideas happen.”

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

“True leadership lies in guiding others to success; in ensuring that everyone is performing at their best, doing the work they are pledged to do and doing it well.”

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

“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.”

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

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

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

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

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

“My job is not to be easy on people. My job is to take these great people we have and to push them and make them even better.”

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

“The mediocre teacher tells. The good teacher explains. The superior teacher demonstrates. The great teacher inspires.”

“Success isn’t just about what you accomplish in your life; it’s about what you inspire others to do.”

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

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

“Doing what is right isn’t the problem. It is knowing what is right.”

“I can’t give you a sure-fire formula for success, but I can give you a formula for failure: try to please everybody all the time.”

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

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

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

“I knew that if I failed I wouldn’t regret that, but I knew the one thing I might regret is not trying.”

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

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

 “There’s no luck in business. There’s only drive, determination, and more drive.” 

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

“I want to put a ding in the universe.”

“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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“Become the kind of leader that people would follow voluntarily; even if you had no title or position.”

The first responsibility of a leader is to define reality. The last is to say thank you. In between, the leader is a servant.”

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

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

“You don’t need to have a 100-person company to develop that idea.”

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

“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.”

“Leadership is the art of getting someone else to do something you want done because he wants to do it.”

“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.”

“Leadership is an action, not a position.”

“Life is about making an impact, not making an income.”

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

Ideas are easy. Implementation is hard.”

“When people talk, listen completely.”

“The secret of change is to focus all your energy not on fighting the old but on building the new.”

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

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

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

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

“Average leaders raise the bar on themselves; good leaders raise the bar for others; great leaders inspire others to raise their own bar.”

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

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

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

 “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.”

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

“I cant imagine a person becoming a success who doesnt give this game of life everything hes got.”

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

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

“Do what is easy and your life will be hard. Do what is hard and your life will become easy.”

“It is hard to fail, but it is worse never to have tried to succeed.”

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

“If you really want to do something, youll find a way. If you dont, youll find an excuse.”

“Information technology and business are becoming inextricably interwoven. I dont think anybody can talk meaningfully about one without the talking about the other.”

“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.”

“Fearlessness is like a muscle. I know from my own life that the more I exercise it the more natural it becomes to not let my fears run me.”

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

“Innovation distinguishes between a leader and a follower.”

“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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“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.

“Leaders aren’t born, they are made. And they are made just like anything else, through hard work. And that’s the price we’ll have to pay to achieve that goal, or …
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“It is absurd that a man should rule others, who cannot rule himself.

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

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

“I never dreamed about success, I worked for it.”

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

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

“There are no office hours for leaders.”

“Management is doing things right; leadership is doing the right thing.”

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

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

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

“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.”

“If ethics are poor at the top, that behavior is copied down through the organization.”