“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.”

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

“Step out of the history that is holding you back. Step into the new story you are willing to create.”

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

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

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

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

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

“You manage things; you lead people.”

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

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

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

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

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

“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.”

“Leaders think and talk about the solutions. Followers think and talk about the problems.”

“Don’t try to be original, just try to be good.”

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

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

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

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

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

The real test is not whether you avoid this failure, because you won’t. It’s whether you let it harden or shame you into inaction, or whether you learn from it; …
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“If you just work on stuff that you like and you’re passionate about, you don’t have to have a master plan with how things will play out.”

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

“I am reminded how hollow the label of leadership sometimes is and how heroic followership can be.”

“An entrepreneur is someone who has a vision for something and a want to create.”

“Fortune does favor the bold and you’ll never know what you’re capable of if you don’t try.” 

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

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

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

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

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

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

“Finding good partners is the key to success in anything: in business, in marriage and, especially, in investing.”

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

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

“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.” 

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

“Great companies are built on great products.”

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

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

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

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

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

If you just work on stuff that you like and you’re passionate about, you don’t have to have a master plan with how things will play out.”

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

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

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

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

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

“Be content to act, and leave the talking to others.”

“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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“Quality is more important than quantity. One home run is much better than two doubles.”

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

If you can dream it, you can do it.”

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

“To add value to others, one must first value others.” 

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.”

“You know you are on the road to success if you would do your job, and not be paid for it.”

“The secret of change is to focus all your energy not on fighting the old but on building the new.”

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

“Look everywhere you can to cut a little bit from your expenses. It will all add up to a meaningful sum.”

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

“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.”

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

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

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

“If you’re passionate about something and you work hard, then I think you will be successful.”

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

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

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

“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.”

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

“The greatest leader is not necessarily the one who does the greatest things. He is the one that gets the people to do the greatest things.

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

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

“The highest of distinctions is service to others.”

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

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

“Your work is going to fill a large part of your life, and the only way to be truly satisfied is to do what you believe is great work. And …
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“Successful people do what unsuccessful people are not willing to do. Don’t wish it were easier; wish you were better

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

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

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

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

“Leadership should be more participative than directive, more enabling than performing.”