“They told me computers could only do arithmetic.”

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

“You are more than what you do. Your title should not confine you, and your job does not define you.”

“Keep on going, and the chances are that you will stumble on something, perhaps when you are least expecting it. I never heard of anyone ever stumbling on something sitting …
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“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.”

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

“There is no progress without change.”

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

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

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

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

“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.”

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

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

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

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

“I cant imagine a person becoming a success who doesnt give this game of life everything hes got.”

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

“If you really want to do something, youll find a way. If you dont, youll find an excuse.”

“The golden rule for every business man is this: ‘Put yourself in your customer’s place.”

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

“Life is 10 percent what happens to you and 90 percent how you respond to 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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“I start each day by telling myself what a positive influence I am on this world.”

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

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

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

“Nothing works better than just improving your product.”

“Networking has been cited as the number one unwritten rule of success in business. Who you know really impacts what you know.”

“Wisdom is knowing what to do next, skill is knowing how to do it, and virtue is doing it.” 

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

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

“You manage things; you lead people.”

“Embrace what you don’t know, especially in the beginning, because what you don’t know can become your greatest asset. It ensures that you will absolutely be doing things different from …
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“Price is what you pay. Value is what you get.” 

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

“Leaders think and talk about the solutions. Followers think and talk about the problems.”

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

“Leadership and learning are indispensable to each other.”

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

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

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

“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.”

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

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

“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.”

“The successful warrior is the average man, with laser-like focus.”

“Good business leaders create a vision, articulate the vision, passionately own the vision, and relentlessly drive it to completion.”

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

“The growth and development of people is the highest calling of leadership.”

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

It’s hard to lead a cavalry charge if you think you look funny on a horse.”

“Never give in except to convictions of honor and good sense.”

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

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

“Stay self-funded as long as possible.”

“The supreme quality of leadership is integrity.”

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

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

“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.”

“Whatever you are, be a good one.”

“The history of the world is but the biography of great men.”

“Fortune does favor the bold and youll never know what youre capable of if you dont try.” 

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

“The difference between a successful person and others is not a lack of strength, not a lack of knowledge, but rather a lack of will.”

“The role of leadership is to transform the complex situation into small pieces and prioritize them.”

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

“When performance is measured, performance improves. When performance is measured and reported, the rate of improvement accelerates.”

“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.”

“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.”

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

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?”

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

“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.”

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

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

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

“Today a reader, tomorrow a leader.”

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

 “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.”

“Step out of the history that is holding you back. Step into the new story you are willing to create.”

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

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