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

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

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

“Today a reader, tomorrow a leader.”

“See things in the present, even if they are in the future.”

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

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

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

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

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

“Leadership is unlocking peoples potential to become better.”

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

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

“Details create the big picture.”

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

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

“Simplicity is a great way to build something that works well without costing too much.”

“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.”

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

“The only thing worse than starting something and failing… is not starting something.”

“Success consists of going from failure to failure without loss of enthusiasm.”

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

“Leadership is an action, not a position.”

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

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

“No matter how brilliant your mind or strategy, if you’re playing a solo game, you’ll always lose out to a team.”

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

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

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

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

“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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“Average leaders raise the bar on themselves; good leaders raise the bar for others; great leaders inspire others to raise their own bar.”

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

“Management is doing things right; leadership is doing the right thing.”

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

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.”

“Great companies are built on great products.”

“The man who will use his skill and constructive imagination to see how much he can give for a dollar, instead of how little he can give for a dollar, …
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“If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, you are a leader.”

“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.”

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

“If ethics are poor at the top, that behavior is copied down through the organization.”

“Fall seven times and stand up eight.”

Design is not just what it looks like and feels like. Design is how it works.”

“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.”

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

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

“I never did anything worth doing by accident, nor did any of my inventions come indirectly through accident, except the phonograph. No, when I have fully decided that a result …
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“Anything that is measured and watched, improves.”

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

“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.”

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

“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.”

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

“When you find an idea that you just can’t stop thinking about, that’s probably a good one to pursue.”

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

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

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

“Being good is good business.”

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

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

“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 …
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“Success usually comes to those who are too busy to be looking for it.”

“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.”

 “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.” 

“Ninety percent of leadership is the ability to communicate something people want.”

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

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

“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.”

 “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.”

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

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

“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.”

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

“The mediocre teacher tells. The good teacher explains. The superior teacher demonstrates. The great teacher inspires.”

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

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

“Advertising is only evil when it advertises evil things”

“Identify your problems but give your power and energy to solutions.”

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

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

“You get in life what you have the courage to ask for.”

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

“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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“Not the cry, but the flight of a wild duck, leads the flock to fly and follow.”

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

“To have long-term success as a coach or in any position of leadership, you have to be obsessed in some way.”

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

“When you crave the end result, the hard work becomes irrelevant.”

“Keep your fears to yourself, but share your courage with others.”

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

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

 “Don’t ever let your business get ahead of the financial side of your business. Accounting, Accounting, Accounting. Know your numbers.”

“Opportunities dont happen. You create them.”

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

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

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

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