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

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

“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.”

“Try not to become a man of success. Rather become a man of value.”

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

“He who has never learned to obey cannot be a good commander.”

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

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

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

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

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

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

“All progress takes place outside the comfort zone.”

“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.”

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

“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.” 

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

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

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

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

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

“Leaders aren’t born, they are made. And they are made just like anything else, through hard work. And that’s the price we’ll have to pay to achieve that goal, or …
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“If you are not willing to risk the usual, you will have to settle for the ordinary.”

“Anything that is measured and watched, improves.”

“Success is liking yourself, liking what you do, and liking how you do it.”

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

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

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

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

“In the end, a vision without the ability to execute it is probably a hallucination.”

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

“Don’t take too much advice. Most people who have a lot of advice to give — with a few exceptions — generalize whatever they did. Don’t over-analyze everything.  I myself …
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“I can give you a six-word formula for success: Think things through–then follow through.”

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

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

“Real leadership is leaders recognizing that they serve the people that they lead.”

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

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

“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.” 

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

“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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“Nothing works better than just improving your product.”

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

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

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

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.”

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

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

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

If you can dream it, you can do it.”

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

“Don’t worry about funding if you don’t need it. Today it’s cheaper to start a business than ever.”

“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.”

“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.”

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

“Change before you have to.”

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

 “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.”

“Before you are a leader, success is all about growing yourself. When you become a leader, success is all about growing others.”

“The task of leadership is not to put greatness into humanity, but to elicit it, for the greatness is already there.”

“Businesses that grow by development and improvement do not die”.

“Do what you feel in your heart to be right, for you’ll be criticized anyway.”

Chase the vision, not the money, the money will end up following you.”

“What the mind of man can conceive and believe, it can achieve.”

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

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

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

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

“Earn your leadership every day.”

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

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

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

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

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

“You can’t be successful in business without taking risks. It’s really that simple.”

“A leader is a person you will follow to a place you would not go by yourself.”

“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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“Chase the vision, not the money, the money will end up following you.”

“You are not here merely to make a living. You are here in order to enable the world to live more amply, with greater vision, with a finer spirit of …
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“They told me computers could only do arithmetic.”

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

Fortunes are built during the down market and collected in the upmarket.”

“My job is not to be easy on people. My job is to take these great people we have and to push them and make them even better.”

Nothing works better than just improving your product.”

“Truth builds trust.” 

“Whatever you are, be a good one.”

 “Don’t ever let your business get ahead of the financial side of your business. Accounting, Accounting, Accounting. Know your numbers.”

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

“The first rule of any technology used in a business is that automation applied to an efficient operation will magnify the efficiency. The second is that automation applied to an …
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“Those who let things happen usually lose to those who make things happen.”

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

“If one does not know to which port one is sailing, no wind is favorable.”

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

“Complexity is your enemy. Any fool can make something complicated. It is hard to make something simple.”

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