“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.”

“There is no progress without change.”

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

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

“Anything that is measured and watched, improves.”

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

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

“Keep on going, and the chances are that you will stumble on something, perhaps when you are least expecting it. I never heard of anyone ever stumbling on something sitting …
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“I never dreamed about success, I worked for it.”

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

“If something is important enough, even if the odds are against you, you should still do it.”

  “You have to be burning with an idea, or a problem, or a wrong that you want to right. If you’re not passionate enough from the start, you’ll never …
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“Don’t be cocky. Don’t be flashy. There’s always someone better than you.”

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 supreme quality of leadership is integrity.”

“Poor people have big TV. Rich people have big library.”

“Business opportunities are like buses, there’s always another one coming.”

“Stay self-funded as long as possible.”

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

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

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

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

“Today a reader, tomorrow a leader.”

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

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

“Don’t tell people how to do things. Tell them what to do and let them surprise you with their results.”

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

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

Timing, perseverance, and ten years of trying will eventually make you look like an overnight success.”

“The difference between successful people and unsuccessful people is that successful people do all the things the unsuccessful people don’t want to do. When 10 doors are slammed in your …
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“You take people as far as they will go, not as far as you would like them to go.”

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

“A genuine leader is not a searcher for consensus but a molder of consensus.”

“Some people dream of success; while other people get up every morning and make it happen.”

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

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

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

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

“Money is like gasoline during a road trip. You don’t want to run out of gas on your trip, but you’re not doing a tour of gas stations.”

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

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

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

“Make every detail perfect and limit the number of details to perfect.”

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

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

“There are no office hours for leaders.”

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

“The most effective way to lead is to lead from within.”

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

“Always think outside the box and embrace opportunities that appear, wherever they might be.”

“Success is not the key to happiness. Happiness is the key to success. If you love what you are doing, you will be successful.”

“Whatever you are, be a good one.”

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

“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.”

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

“Business has only two functions; Marketing and Innovation.”

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

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

“A goal is a dream with a deadline.”

“It is hard to fail, but it is worse never to have tried to succeed.”

“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.”

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

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

“Being good is good business.”

“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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 “Almost all quality improvements come via simplification of design, manufacturing … layout, processes, and procedures.”

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

“If you’re not stubborn, you’ll give up on experiments too soon. And if you’re not flexible, you’ll pound your head against the wall and you won’t see a different solution …
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“I am reminded how hollow the label of leadership sometimes is and how heroic followership can be.”

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

“To have long-term success as a coach or in any position of leadership, you have to be obsessed in some way.”

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

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

“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.”

However difficult life may seem, there is always something you can do and succeed at.”

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

“The biggest sources of opportunity are collaboration and partnership. And today, with digital communication, there is more of that everywhere. We need to expose ourselves to that as a matter …
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If you can dream it, you can do it.”

“Failure defeats losers, failure inspires winners.”

“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.” 

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

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

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

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

“In organizations, real power and energy is generated through relationships. The patterns of relationships and the capacities to form them are more important than tasks, functions, roles, and positions.” 

“Success isnt just about what you accomplish in your life; its about what you inspire others to do.”

“They told me computers could only do arithmetic.”

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

“Leadership is the art of giving people a platform for spreading ideas that work.” 

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

“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.’”