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

If The World Says “No”, You Say “Next”… Never Give Up

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

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

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

“The highest of distinctions is service to others.”

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

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

“The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy.”

“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.”

“A leader is one who sees more than others see, who sees farther than others see, and who sees before others see.”

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

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

“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.

“It is absolutely necessary…for me to have persons that can think for me, as well as execute orders.”

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

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

“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 much else, is the essence of leadership.”

“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.”

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

“Life is about making an impact, not making an income.”

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

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

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

“Anything that is measured and watched, improves.”

“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.”

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

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

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

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

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

“You manage things; you lead people.”

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

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

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

“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 you will succeed.”

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

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

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

“It is absolutely necessary…for me to have persons that can think for me, as well as execute orders.”

“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 inefficient operation will magnify the inefficiency.”

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

“Always deliver more than expected.”

“Effective leadership is putting first things first. Effective management is discipline, carrying it out.”

“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 timid; be proud, but not arrogant; have humor, but without folly.”

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

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

“Ideas are commodity. Execution of them is not.”

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

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

“Success is not final; failure is not fatal: It is the courage to continue that counts.”

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

“Leadership is the art of giving people a platform for spreading ideas that work.” 

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

“So often, people are working hard at the wrong thing. Working on the right thing is probably more important than working hard.”

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

“Whatever you are, be a good one.”

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

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

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; whether you choose to persevere.”

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

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

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

“When I’m old and dying, I plan to look back on my life and say ‘wow, that was an adventure,’ not ‘wow, I sure felt safe.’”

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

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

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

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

 “There’s no luck in business. There’s only drive, determination, and more drive.” 

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

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

“Truth builds trust.” 

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

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

“There are two ways of spreading light: to be the candle or the mirror that reflects it.”

“Change before you have to.”

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

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

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

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

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

“Advertising is only evil when it advertises evil things”

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

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

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

“Opportunities dont happen. You create them.”

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

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

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

“Knowledge is power is time is money.” 

“There are no secrets to success. It is the result of preparation, hard work, and learning from failure.”

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

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

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

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

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.”

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

“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.”

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

“There is no progress without change.”