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

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

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

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

  “You have to be burning with an idea, or a problem, or a wrong that you want to right. If you’re not passionate enough from the start, you’ll never …
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Best startups generally come from somebody needing to scratch an itch.”

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

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.”

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

“Some people dream of success while others wake up and work.”

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

“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.”

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

“A leader is not an administrator who loves to run others, but someone who carries water for his people so that they can get on with their jobs.”

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

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

“Small business isnt for the faint of heart. Its for the brave, the patient, and the persistent. Its for the overcomer.”

“You can’t be successful in business without taking risks. It’s really that simple.”

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

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

“Nothing works better than just improving your product.”

“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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“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.”

“Don’t worry about people stealing your design work. Worry about the day they stop.”

“Your most unhappy customers are your greatest source of learning.”

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

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

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

“Stay self-funded as long as possible.”

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

“The leaders who offer blood, toil, tears, and sweat always get more out of their followers than those who offer safety and a good time. When it comes to the …
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“I suppose leadership at one time meant muscles; but today it means getting along with people.”

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

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

“If you think you are leading, and turn around to see no one following, then you are just taking a walk.”

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

“If you can’t fly then run. If you can’t run, then walk. And, if you can’t walk; then crawl, but whatever you do, you have to keep moving forward.”

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

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

“Leadership and learning are indispensable to each other.”

“It is hard to fail, but it is worse never to have tried to succeed.”

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

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

“The best executive is the one who has sense enough to pick good men to do what he wants done, and self-restraint to keep from meddling with them while they …
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“Whatever you are, be a good one.”

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

“The way to get started is to quit talking and begin doing.”

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.”

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

“Leadership is unlocking peoples potential to become better.”

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

“Don’t worry about funding if you don’t need it. Today it’s cheaper to start a business than ever.”

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

 “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.”

“Luck is a dividend of sweat. The more you sweat, the luckier you get.”

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

“If you have more than three priorities, then you don’t have any.”

“Statistics suggest that when customers complain, business owners and managers ought to get excited about it. The complaining customer represents a huge opportunity for more business.”

“Leadership and learning are indispensable to each other.”

“Money is like gasoline during a road trip. You don’t want to run out of gas on your trip, but you’re not doing a tour of gas stations.”

 “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.”

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

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

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

“Everybody has a plan, until they get punched in the face.”

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

“Details create the big picture.”

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

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

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

I got lucky because I never gave up the search. Are you quitting too soon? Or, are you willing to pursue luck with a vengeance?”

“Those who let things happen usually lose to those who make things happen.”

“Always deliver more than expected.”

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

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

If you can dream it, you can do it.”

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

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

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

“Some people dream of success; while other people get up every morning and make it happen.”

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

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

“Being good is good business.”

“Leadership is an ever-evolving position.”

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

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

“Fearlessness is like a muscle. I know from my own life that the more I exercise it the more natural it becomes to not let my fears run me.”