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

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

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

“I never took a day off in my twenties. Not one.”

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

“If people like you, they’ll listen to you, but if they trust you, they’ll do business with you.”

“Always deliver more than expected.”

“Good ideas come from bad ideas, but only if there are enough of them.”

“If you think you are leading, and turn around to see no one following, then you are just taking a walk.”

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

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

“Advertising is only evil when it advertises evil things”

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

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

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

“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.”

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

“Many of life’s failures are people who did not realize how close they were to success when they gave up.”

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

“Whatever you are, be a good one.”

“Example is not the main thing in influencing others. It is the only thing.”

“Leadership is the art of giving people a platform for spreading ideas that work.” 

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

“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.”

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

“They told me computers could only do arithmetic.”

“Innovation distinguishes between a leader and a follower.”

“There are no office hours for leaders.”

“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.”

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

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

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

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

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

“Simplicity is a great way to build something that works well without costing too much.”

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

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

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

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

“Great companies are built on great products.”

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

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

“Not the cry, but the flight of a wild duck, leads the flock to fly and follow.”

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

“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.” 

“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.”

I got lucky because I never gave up the search. Are you quitting too soon? Or, are you willing to pursue luck with a vengeance?”

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

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

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

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

“Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a mans character, give him power.”

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

Fortunes are built during the down market and collected in the upmarket.”

“If you have more than three priorities, then you don’t have any.”

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

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

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

“Profit is not the legitimate purpose of business. The legitimate purpose of business is to provide a product or service that people need and do it so well that it’s …
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Be undeniably good. No marketing effort or social media buzzword can be a substitute for that.”

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

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

“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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“As we look ahead into the next century, leaders will be those who empower others.”

“Truth builds trust.” 

“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.”

“Wise leaders generally have wise counselors because it takes a wise person themselves to distinguish them.”

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

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

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

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

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

“Effective leadership is putting first things first. Effective management is discipline, carrying it out.”

Ideas are easy. Implementation is hard.”

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

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

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

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

“A leader is a dealer in hope.”

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

“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 ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy.”

“Those who try to lead the people can only do so by following the mob.”

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

“The highest of distinctions is service to others.”

“All our dreams can come true if we have the courage to pursue them.”

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

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

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