“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.”

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

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

“If you’re passionate about something and you work hard, then I think you will be successful.”

“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.”

“There is no progress without change.”

“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.”

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

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

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

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

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

“We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence then is not an act but a habit.”

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

“I start each day by telling myself what a positive influence I am on this world.”

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

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

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

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

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

  “Success seems to be connected with action. Successful people keep moving. They make mistakes, but they don’t quit.”

“A leader takes people where they want to go. A great leader takes people where they don’t necessarily want to go, but ought to be.”

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

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

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

“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.” 

  “Information technology and business are becoming inextricably interwoven. I don’t think anybody can talk meaningfully about one without the talking about the other.”

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

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

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

“Knowledge is power is time is money.” 

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

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

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

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

“Expect the best. Prepare for the worst. Capitalize on what comes.”

“Do not follow where the path may lead. Go instead where there is no path and leave a trail.”

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

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

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

“The only thing worse than starting something and failing… is not starting something.”

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

“You take people as far as they will go, not as far as you would like them to go.”

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

“Do not let your grand ambitions stand in the way of small, but meaningful accomplishments.”

“So often, people are working hard at the wrong thing. Working on the right thing is probably more important than working hard.”

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

“Do one thing every day that scares you.”

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

“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.”

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

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

“The highest of distinctions is service to others.”

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

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

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

“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.”

“Finding good partners is the key to success in anything: in business, in marriage and, especially, in investing.”

 “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.”

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

“There are no office hours for leaders.”

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

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

“Failure defeats losers, failure inspires winners.”

“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.”

“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.”

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

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

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

“Advertising is only evil when it advertises evil things”

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

Ideas are easy. Implementation is hard.”

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

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

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

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

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

If you can push through that feeling of being scared, that feeling of taking a risk, really amazing things can happen.”

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

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

“To handle yourself, use your head; to handle others, use your heart.”

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

“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.”

“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.’”

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

“If your ship doesn’t come in, swim out to meet it!”

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