“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.

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

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

“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.”

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

“Diligence is the mother of good luck.”

“Truth builds trust.” 

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

“The best way to predict the future is to create it.”

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

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

“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 …
Continue reading Spencer Fry

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

“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 …
Continue reading James Rouse

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

“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 …
Continue reading Steve Jobs

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

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

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

“Whatever you are, be a good one.”

“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.”

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

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

“The biggest sources of opportunity are collaboration and partnership. And today, with digital communication, there is more of that everywhere. We need to expose ourselves to that as a matter …
Continue reading Mark Parker

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

“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.”

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

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

“The led must not be compelled. They must be able to choose their own leader.”

“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.”

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

“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.”

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

“All progress takes place outside the comfort zone.”

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

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

“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.” 

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

Ideas are easy. Implementation is hard.”

“Advertising is only evil when it advertises evil things”

“One of the tests of leadership is the ability to recognize a problem before it becomes an emergency.”

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

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

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

“The challenge of leadership is to be strong, but not rude; be kind, but not weak; be bold, but not bully; be thoughtful, but not lazy; be humble, but not …
Continue reading Jim Rohn

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

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

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

“Leadership and learning are indispensable to each other.”

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

“Great leaders find ways to connect with their people and help them fulfill their potential.”

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

“Change before you have to.”

“Get big quietly, so you don’t tip off potential competitors.”

  “Information technology and business are becoming inextricably interwoven. I don’t think anybody can talk meaningfully about one without the talking about the other.”

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

 “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.”

“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.”

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

“The most effective way to lead is to lead from within.”

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

“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.”

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

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

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

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

“Leadership is not about titles, positions, or flowcharts. It is about one life influencing another.”

“Success is not the key to happiness. Happiness is the key to success. If you love what you are doing, you will be successful.”

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

“There are two types of people who will tell you that you cannot make a difference in this world: those who are afraid to try and those who are afraid …
Continue reading Ray Goforth

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

“There is a powerful driving force inside every human being that, once unleashed, can make any vision, dream, or desire a reality.”

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

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

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

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

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

“Always deliver more than expected.”

“I’m a success today because I had a friend who believed in me and I didn’t have the heart to let him down.”

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

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

“Every day that we spent not improving our products was a wasted day.”

“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 …
Continue reading Ben Silbermann

“Courage is being scared to death, but saddling up anyway.”

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

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

“There is no progress without change.”