“Whether you think you can, or think you can’t – you’re right.”

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

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

“There is a powerful driving force inside every human being that, once unleashed, can make any vision, dream, or desire a reality.”

 “Don’t set your goals by what other people deem important.” 

“Leadership is an action, not a position.”

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

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

“People who succeed have momentum. The more they succeed, the more they want to succeed, and the more they find a way to succeed. Similarly, when someone is failing, the …
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“Great leaders find ways to connect with their people and help them fulfill their potential.”

“Leadership is not about titles, positions, or flowcharts. It is about one life influencing another.”

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

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

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

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

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

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

“Details create the big picture.”

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

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

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

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

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

“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.”

“Good business leaders create a vision, articulate the vision, passionately own the vision, and relentlessly drive it to completion.”

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

“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.”

“Innovation distinguishes between a leader and a follower.”

“Leadership is not magnetic personality that can just as well be a glib tongue. It is not “making friends and influencing people,” that is flattery. Leadership is lifting a person’s …
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Design is not just what it looks like and feels like. Design is how it works.”

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

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

“A leader is a dealer in hope.”

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

“Being good is good business.”

“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.”

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

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

 “An organization’s ability to learn, and translate that learning into action rapidly, is the ultimate competitive advantage.”

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

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

“You’re smart, you’re a survivor; use your intelligence and instincts to get to a better position than the one you’re in now”.

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.”

“Effort only fully releases its reward after a person refuses to quit.”

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

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

“The supreme quality of leadership is integrity.”

“A leader is not an administrator who loves to run others, but someone who carries water for his people so that they can get on with their jobs.”

“Dont tell people how to do things. Tell them what to do and let them surprise you with their results.”

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

“The difference between who you are and who you want to be is what you do.”

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

“Truth builds trust.” 

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

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

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

“Knowledge is power is time is money.” 

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

“Fall seven times and stand up eight.”

“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.”

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

“Don’t be cocky. Don’t be flashy. There’s always someone better than you.”

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

“If you really want to do something, you’ll find a way. If you don’t, you’ll find an excuse.”

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

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

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

“Don’t be distracted by criticism. Remember; the only taste of success some people get is to take a bite out of you.”

“A good leader is a person who takes a little more than his share of the blame and a little less than his share of the credit.”

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

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

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

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

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

“Average leaders raise the bar on themselves; good leaders raise the bar for others; great leaders inspire others to raise their own bar.”

“Do one thing every day that scares you.”

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

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

Ideas are easy. Implementation is hard.”

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

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

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

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

“The role of leadership is to transform the complex situation into small pieces and prioritize them.”

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

“Great companies are built on great products.”

 “Great things in business are never done by one person. They’re done by a team of people.”

“Leadership is an ever-evolving position.”