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

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

“The history of the world is but the biography of great men.”

“Leadership and learning are indispensable to each other.”

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

“Dont be afraid to give up the good to go for the great.”

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

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

“A great person attracts great people and knows how to hold them together.”

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

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

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

“A good leader takes a little more than his share of the blame, a little less than his share of the credit.”

“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.”

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

“Small business isn’t for the faint of heart. It’s for the brave, the patient, and the persistent. It’s for the overcomer.”

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

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

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

“The highest of distinctions is service to others.”

“Our business is about technology, yes. But it’s also about operations and customer relationships.”

“As we look ahead into the next century, leaders will be those who empower others.”

If you can push through that feeling of being scared, that feeling of taking a risk, really amazing things can happen.”

“A leader is a dealer in hope.”

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

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

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

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

“Example is not the main thing in influencing others. It is the only thing.”

“Great companies are built on great products.”

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

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

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

“Leadership is an action, not a position.”

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

“The time is always right to do what is right.”

“Dont tell people how to do things. Tell them what to do and let them surprise you with their results.”

“They told me computers could only do arithmetic.”

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

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

“The secret to success is to know something nobody else knows.”

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

The first responsibility of a leader is to define reality. The last is to say thank you. In between, the leader is a servant.”

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

“Logic will get you from A to B. Imagination will take you everywhere.”

“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.”

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

“Our greatest weakness lies in giving up. The most certain way to succeed is always to try just one more time.”

“Anything that is measured and watched, improves.”

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

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

“Change always involves a dark night when everything falls apart. Yet if this period of dissolution is used to create new meaning, then chaos ends and new order emerges.”

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

“A cowardly leader is the most dangerous of men.”

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

“Formal education will make you a living; self education will make you a fortune.”

“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.”

“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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“I can’t imagine a person becoming a success who doesn’t give this game of life everything he’s got.”

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

“Information technology is at the core of how you do your business and how your business model itself evolves.”

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

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

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

“Leadership is unlocking people’s potential to become better.”

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

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

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

“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.”

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

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

“Life is 10 percent what happens to you and 90 percent how you respond to it.”

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

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

“Change always involves a dark night when everything falls apart. Yet if this period of dissolution is used to create new meaning, then chaos ends and new order emerges.”

“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.”

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

“Diligence is the mother of good luck.”

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

“There is no progress without change.”

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

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

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

“I never took a day off in my twenties. Not one.”

“Truth builds trust.” 

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

“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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“Success is the sum of small efforts – repeated day in and day out.”

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

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

“When performance is measured, performance improves. When performance is measured and reported, the rate of improvement accelerates.”

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

Be undeniably good. No marketing effort or social media buzzword can be a substitute for that.”

“The ones who are crazy enough to think they can change the world, are the ones that do.”

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

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

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