“Innovation distinguishes between a leader and a follower.”

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

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

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

“Do what you feel in your heart to be right, for you’ll be criticized anyway.”

“Business is all about the customer; what the customer wants and what they get. Generally, every customer wants a product or service that solves their problem, worth their money, and …
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If you are not embarrassed by the first version of your product, you’ve launched too late.”

Nothing works better than just improving your product.”

“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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“There is always space for improvement, no matter how long you’ve been in the business.”

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

“Nothing has such power to broaden the mind as the ability to investigate systematically and truly all that comes under thy observation in life.”

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

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

“No man will make a great leader who wants to do it all himself, or to get all the credit for doing it.”

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

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

“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.”

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

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

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

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

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

“Earn your leadership every day.”

“Stay self-funded as long as possible.”

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

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

“Success usually comes to those who are too busy to be looking for it.”

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

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

“Commitment, belief and positive attitude are all important if you’re going to be a success, whether you’re in sports, in business or, as in my case, anthropology.”

“Choose a job that you love and you will never have to work a day in your life.”

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

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

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

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

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

“The led must not be compelled. They must be able to choose their own leader.”

The real test is not whether you avoid this failure, because you won’t. It’s whether you let it harden or shame you into inaction, or whether you learn from it; …
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“I find that the harder I work; the more luck I seem to have.”

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

“If you are not willing to risk the usual, you will have to settle for the ordinary.”

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

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

If you can dream it, you can do it.”

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

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

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

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

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

“If you really look closely, most overnight successes took a long time.”

“Advertising is only evil when it advertises evil things”

“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.”

“Risk more than others think is safe. Dream more than others think is practical.”

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

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

“Leadership is an ever-evolving position.”

Corporate executives and business owners need to realize that there can be no compromise when it comes to ethics, and there are no easy shortcuts to success. Ethics need to …
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Get five or six of your smartest friends in a room and ask them to rate your idea.”

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

“We are, each of us, a product of the stories we tell ourselves”

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

“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.’”

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

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

“Today a reader, tomorrow a leader.”

“Don’t be afraid to give up the good to go for the great.”

“A man always has two reasons for doing anything: a good reason and the real reason.”

“The greatest leaders mobilize others by coalescing people around a shared vision.”

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

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

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

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

“Chase the vision, not the money, the money will end up following you.”

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

“We’re all working together; that’s the secret.”

“Happiness does not come from doing easy work but from the afterglow of satisfaction that comes after the achievement of a difficult task that demanded our best.”

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

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

“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.”

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

 “It’s easy to make a buck. It’s a lot tougher to make a difference.”

“Great leaders are almost always great simplifiers, who can cut through argument, debate, and doubt to offer a solution everybody can understand.”

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

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

“A goal is a dream with a deadline.”

“Our greatest weakness lies in giving up. The most certain way to succeed is always to try just one more time.”

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

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

“If you are not embarrassed by the first version of your product, you’ve launched too late.”

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

“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.”

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

“Details create the big picture.”

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

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