“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 supreme quality of leadership is integrity.”

“Risk more than others think is safe. Dream more than others think is practical.”

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

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

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

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“Remember to celebrate milestones as you prepare for the road ahead.”

“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.’”

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

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

“Whatever you are, be a good one.”

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

“All progress takes place outside the comfort zone.”

 “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.”

“Leadership is the art of getting someone else to do something you want done because he wants to do it.”

“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 …
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“Rank does not confer privilege or give power. It imposes responsibility.”

“Leadership should be more participative than directive, more enabling than performing.”

“There is no progress without change.”

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

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

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

“Do what you feel in your heart to be right, for you’ll be criticized anyway.”

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

“If one does not know to which port one is sailing, no wind is favorable.”

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

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

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

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

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

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

Timing, perseverance, and ten years of trying will eventually make you look like an overnight success.”

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

“Dont blow off anothers candle for it wont make yours shine brighter.” 

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

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

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

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

“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.”

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

“Always deliver more than expected.”

“Leadership and learning are indispensable to each other.”

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

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

Nothing works better than just improving your product.”

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

“There is always space for improvement, no matter how long you’ve been in the business.”

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

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

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

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

“The task of leadership is not to put greatness into humanity, but to elicit it, for the greatness is already there.”

“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 difference between who you are and who you want to be is what you do.”

“It is rare to find a business partner who is selfless. If you are lucky it happens once in a lifetime.”

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

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

“Business is a game, played for fantastic stakes, and youre in competition with experts. If you want to win, you have to learn to be a master of the game.” 

“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.”

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

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

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

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

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

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

“Failure defeats losers, failure inspires winners.”

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

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

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

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

“One day your life will flash before your eyes. Make sure it is worth watching.”

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?”

“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.” 

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

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

“Anything that is measured and watched, improves.”

“Wise leaders generally have wise counselors because it takes a wise person themselves to distinguish them.”

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

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

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

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

“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.”

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

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

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

“Truth builds trust.” 

“Don’t follow the crowd, let the crowd follow you.” 

“Be content to act, and leave the talking to others.”

“True leadership lies in guiding others to success; in ensuring that everyone is performing at their best, doing the work they are pledged to do and doing it well.”

“A genuine leader is not a searcher for consensus but a molder of consensus.”

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

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

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

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

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