“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.”

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

“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.”

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

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

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

Ideas are easy. Implementation is hard.”

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

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

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

“It is easy to dodge our responsibilities, but we cannot dodge the consequences of dodging our responsibilities.”

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

“Truth builds trust.” 

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

Nothing works better than just improving your product.”

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

“Do one thing every day that scares you.”

“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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“Embrace what you don’t know, especially in the beginning, because what you don’t know can become your greatest asset. It ensures that you will absolutely be doing things different from …
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“Leadership is an ever-evolving position.”

“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.”

“No matter how brilliant your mind or strategy, if you’re playing a solo game, you’ll always lose out to a team.”

“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.”

“Always think outside the box and embrace opportunities that appear, wherever they might be.”

“Great leaders are not defined by the absence of weakness, but rather by the presence of clear strengths.”

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

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

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

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

“I can’t imagine a person becoming a success who doesn’t give this game of life everything he’s got.”

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

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

“Whether you think you can, or think you can’t – you’re right.”

“You gain strength, courage and confidence by every experience in which you really stop to look fear in the face. You must do the thing you think you cannot do.”

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

“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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“I find that the harder I work; the more luck I seem to have.”

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

“If you’re not stubborn, you’ll give up on experiments too soon. And if you’re not flexible, you’ll pound your head against the wall and you won’t see a different solution …
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“Complexity is your enemy. Any fool can make something complicated. It is hard to make something simple.”

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

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

“You manage things; you lead people.”

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

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

“The only place where success comes before work is in the dictionary.”

“If you really want to do something, you’ll find a way. If you don’t, you’ll find an excuse.”

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

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

“Logic will get you from A to B. Imagination will take you everywhere.”

“Leadership is unlocking peoples potential to become better.”

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

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

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

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

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

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

“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.”

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

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

“Success is not the key to happiness. Happiness is the key to success. If you love what you are doing, you will be successful.”

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

“Leadership is not about titles, positions, or flowcharts. It is about one life influencing another.”

“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 …
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“Successful people do what unsuccessful people are not willing to do. Dont wish it were easier; wish you were 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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“The value of an idea lies in the using of it.”

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

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

“Failure defeats losers, failure inspires winners.”

“Business opportunities are like buses, there’s always another one coming.”

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

 “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.”

“Opportunities don’t happen. You create them”

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

“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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“Be content to act, and leave the talking to others.”

“Success is liking yourself, liking what you do, and liking how you do it.”

“A person who is quietly confident makes the best leader.”

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

“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.”

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

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

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

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

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

“I am reminded how hollow the label of leadership sometimes is and how heroic followership can be.”

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

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

“I never did anything worth doing by accident, nor did any of my inventions come indirectly through accident, except the phonograph. No, when I have fully decided that a result …
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“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.”

“It’s more effective to do something valuable than to hope a logo or name will say it for you.”

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

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

“If you work just for money, you’ll never make it, but if you love what you’re doing and you always put the customer first, success will be yours.”