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

If you can dream it, you can do 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.”

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

Ideas are easy. Implementation is hard.”

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

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

“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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“You don’t need to have a 100-person company to develop that idea.”

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

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

“Leadership is the capacity to translate vision into reality.”

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

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

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

“A leader is one who knows the way, goes the way, and shows the way.” 

“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.”

“It’s not about ideas. It’s about making ideas happen.”

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

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

“You have to be burning with an idea, or a problem, or a wrong that you want to right. If youre not passionate enough from the start, youll never stick …
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“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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“Outstanding leaders go out of their way to boost the self-esteem of their personnel. If people believe in themselves, it’s amazing what they can accomplish.”

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

“You are more than what you do. Your title should not confine you, and your job does not define you.”

“Anything that is measured and watched, improves.”

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

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

“One day your life will flash before your eyes. Make sure it is worth watching.”

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

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

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.”

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

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

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

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

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

Best startups generally come from somebody needing to scratch an itch.”

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

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

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

“Information technology and business are becoming inextricably interwoven. I dont think anybody can talk meaningfully about one without the talking about the other.”

“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.”

 “Just because something doesn’t do what you planned it to do doesn’t mean it’s useless.”

“Truth builds trust.” 

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

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

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

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

“A goal is a dream with a deadline.”

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

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

“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.”

“Wise leaders generally have wise counselors because it takes a wise person themselves to distinguish them.”

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

“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.”

“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.”

“Never give in except to convictions of honor and good sense.”

“Choose a job that you love and you will never have to work a day in your life.”

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

“Leadership and learning are indispensable to each other.”

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

“Being the richest man in the cemetery doesn’t matter to me… Going to bed at night saying we’ve done something wonderful… that’s what matters to me.”

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

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

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

“I find that the harder I work; the more luck I seem to have.”

“Change before you have to.”

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

“If you can’t feed a team with two pizzas, it’s too large”

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

 “Being the richest man in the cemetery doesn’t matter to me… Going to bed at night saying we’ve done something wonderful… that’s what matters to me.”

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

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

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

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

“The highest of distinctions is service to others.”

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

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

“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.”

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

“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 quality of a leader is reflected in the standards they set for themselves.”

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

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

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

“The supreme quality of leadership is integrity.”

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

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

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

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

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

“Do more than is required. What is the distance between someone who achieves their goals consistently and those who spend their lives and careers merely following? The extra mile.”

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

“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 worry about failure; you only have to be right once.”

“A good leader leads the people from above them. A great leader leads the people from within them.”

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

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