“If you really look closely, most overnight successes took a long time.”

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

“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.”

“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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“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.”

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

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

“Happiness does not come from doing easy work but from the afterglow of satisfaction that comes after the achievement of a difficult task that demanded our best.”

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

“You cannot be a leader, and ask other people to follow you, unless you know how to follow, too.”

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

“Profit is not the legitimate purpose of business. The legitimate purpose of business is to provide a product or service that people need and do it so well that it’s …
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“A leader is best when people barely know he exists, when his work is done, his aim fulfilled, they will say: we did it ourselves.”

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

“The superior man understands what is right; the inferior man understands what will sell.”

“The successful warrior is the average man, with laser-like focus.”

“Effective leadership is putting first things first. Effective management is discipline, carrying it out.”

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

“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.”

“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.” 

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

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

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

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

“In order to succeed, we must first believe that we can.”

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

“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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“It is absurd that a man should rule others, who cannot rule himself.

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

“What do you need to start a business? Three simple things: know your product better than anyone, know your customer, and have a burning desire to succeed.”

“Rank does not confer privilege or give power. It imposes responsibility.”

“The best executive is the one who has sense enough to pick good men to do what he wants done, and self-restraint to keep from meddling with them while they …
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“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”.

“Truth builds trust.” 

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

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

 “If you’re trying to create a company, it’s like baking a cake. You have to have all the ingredients in the right proportion.”

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

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

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

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

“The mediocre teacher tells. The good teacher explains. The superior teacher demonstrates. The great teacher inspires.”

“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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“Every time you have to speak, you are auditioning for leadership.”

“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.”

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

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

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

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

“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.”

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

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

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

“There is only one boss; The Customer. And he can fire everybody in the company from the chairman on down, simply by spending his money somewhere else.”

“Great companies are built on great products.”

“Success consists of going from failure to failure without loss of enthusiasm.”

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

“The only place where success comes before work is in the dictionary.”

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

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

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

“Life is not about how fast you run or how high you climb, but how well you bounce.”

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

“It’s more effective to do something valuable than to hope a logo or name will say it for you.”

“Stay self-funded as long as possible.”

“We’re all working together; that’s the secret.”

It’s hard to lead a cavalry charge if you think you look funny on a horse.”

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

“There are no secrets to success. It is the result of preparation, hard work, and learning from failure.”

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

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

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

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

“Nothing has such power to broaden the mind as the ability to investigate systematically and truly all that comes under thy observation in life.”

“The supreme quality of leadership is integrity.”

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

“Whatever you are, be a good one.”

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

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

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

“A leader is a dealer in hope.”

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

“If ethics are poor at the top, that behavior is copied down through the organization.”

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?”

“Leadership is unlocking peoples potential to become better.”

“The price of greatness is responsibility.”

“Failure defeats losers, failure inspires winners.”

Nothing works better than just improving your product.”

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

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

“Fall seven times and stand up eight.”

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

“Always deliver more than expected.”

“Theres no luck in business. Theres only drive, determination, and more drive.” 

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

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

“In the business world, the rearview mirror is always clearer than the windshield.”

The fastest way to change yourself is to hang out with people who are already the way you want to be.”