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

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

Politeness and civility are the best capital ever invested in business. Large stores, gilt signs, flaming advertisements, will all prove unavailing if you or your employees treat your patrons abruptly.”

“Ninety percent of leadership is the ability to communicate something people want.”

“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.”

“It is better to fail in originality than to succeed in imitation.”

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

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

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

“The highest of distinctions is service to others.”

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

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

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

“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.”

“Today a reader, tomorrow a leader.”

“Leadership and learning are indispensable to each other.”

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

“Nothing works better than just improving your product.”

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

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

“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 …
Continue reading Ray Goforth

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

“Treat people as if they were what they ought to be, and you help them become what they are capable of being.” 

“Fortune does favor the bold and youll never know what youre capable of if you dont try.” 

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

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

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

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

 “Don’t blow off another’s candle for it won’t make yours shine brighter.” 

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

“Change before you have to.”

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

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

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

“In order to succeed, your desire for success should be greater than your fear of failure.”

“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 …
Continue reading Nelson Mandela

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

“Don’t worry about failure; you only have to be right once.”

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

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

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

“Remember to celebrate milestones as you prepare for the road ahead.”

“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 …
Continue reading Fabrizio Moreira

“I cant imagine a person becoming a success who doesnt give this game of life everything hes got.”

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

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

“There exist limitless opportunities in every industry. Where there is an open mind, there will always be a frontier.”

“I try not to make any decisions that I’m not excited about.”

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

“When a team takes ownership of its problems, the problem gets solved. It is true on the battlefield, it is true in business, and it is true in life.”

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

“Do what is easy and your life will be hard. Do what is hard and your life will become easy.”

“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.”

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

“Leadership cannot really be taught. It can only be learned.”

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

“True leadership lies in guiding others to success; in ensuring that everyone is performing at their best, doing the work they are pledged to do and doing it well.”

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

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

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

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

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

“The art of leadership is saying no, not saying yes. It is very easy to say yes.”

“Identify your problems but give your power and energy to solutions.”

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

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

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

“The ultimate challenge is to accept ourselves exactly as we are, but never stop trying to learn and grow.”

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

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

 “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.”

“You manage things; you lead people.”

“If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, you are a leader.”

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

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

If you can dream it, you can do it.”

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

“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.”

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

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

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

Nothing works better than just improving your product.”

“Ideas are commodity. Execution of them is not.”

“Truth builds trust.” 

“Failure defeats losers, failure inspires winners.”

“Wisdom is knowing what to do next, skill is knowing how to do it, and virtue is doing it.” 

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

“Opportunities are like sunrises. If you wait too long, you miss them.”

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

“Always deliver more than expected.”

“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.”

“Creativity without Strategy is called Art. Creativity with Strategy is called Advertising.”

“A leader is a dealer in hope.”

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