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

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

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

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

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

“Do one thing every day that scares you.”

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

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

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

“Failure defeats losers, failure inspires winners.”

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

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

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

“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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“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.”

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

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?”

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

“The difference between a successful person and others is not a lack of strength, not a lack of knowledge, but rather a lack of will.”

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

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

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

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

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

“An entrepreneur is someone who has a vision for something and a want to create.”

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

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

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

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

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

“It is rare to find a business partner who is selfless. If you are lucky it happens once in a lifetime.”

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

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

“Courage is being scared to death, but saddling up anyway.”

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

“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.”

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

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

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

“All progress takes place outside the comfort zone.”

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

“Details create the big picture.”

“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.”

“Opportunities dont happen. You create them.”

“When performance is measured, performance improves. When performance is measured and reported, the rate of improvement accelerates.”

“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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“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.” 

“Leaders don’t inflict pain, they share pain.”

“Keep your fears to yourself, but share your courage with others.”

Nothing works better than just improving your product.”

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

“Great companies are built on great products.”

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

“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.”

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

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

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

 “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.”

If The World Says “No”, You Say “Next”… Never Give Up

“There are no office hours for leaders.”

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

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

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

“The secret of success is to do the common thing uncommonly well.”

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

The last 10% it takes to launch something takes as much energy as the first 90%.”

“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.”

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

“Stop chasing the money and start chasing the passion.”

“Becoming a leader is synonymous with becoming yourself. It is precisely that simple and it is also that difficult.”

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

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

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

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

Football teaches you hard work. It takes a lot of unspectacular preparation to have spectacular results in both business and football.”

“Your most unhappy customers are your greatest source of learning.”

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

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

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

“Some people dream of success while others wake up and work.”

“Outstanding leaders go out of their way to boost the self-esteem of their personnel. If people believe in themselves, it’s amazing what they can accomplish.”

“In the end, a vision without the ability to execute it is probably a hallucination.”

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

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

“The first rule of any technology used in a business is that automation applied to an efficient operation will magnify the efficiency. The second is that automation applied to an …
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