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

Football teaches you hard work. It takes a lot of unspectacular preparation to have spectacular results in both business and football.”

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

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

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

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

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

“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.”

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

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

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

“Many of life’s failures are people who did not realize how close they were to success when they gave up.”

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

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.”

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

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

“Great leaders are not defined by the absence of weakness, but rather by the presence of clear strengths.”

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

“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.”

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

“A goal is a dream with a deadline.”

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

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

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

“In this world a man must either be an anvil or hammer.”

“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.’”

“A true leader has the confidence to stand alone, the courage to make tough decisions, and the compassion to listen to the needs of others. He does not set out …
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“If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, you are a leader.”

“The led must not be compelled. They must be able to choose their own leader.”

“Don’t worry about failure; you only have to be right once.”

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

“Success is not the key to happiness. Happiness is the key to success. If you love what you are doing, you will be successful.”

“The difference between successful people and unsuccessful people is that successful people do all the things the unsuccessful people don’t want to do. When 10 doors are slammed in your …
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“Theres no luck in business. Theres only drive, determination, and more drive.” 

“The ones who are crazy enough to think they can change the world, are the ones that do.”

“There are no office hours for leaders.”

“You take people as far as they will go, not as far as you would like them to go.”

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

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

“Do not let your grand ambitions stand in the way of small, but meaningful accomplishments.”

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

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

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

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

“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.” 

“Price is what you pay. Value is what you get.” 

“There is no progress without change.”

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

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

“The ultimate challenge is to accept ourselves exactly as we are, but never stop trying to learn and grow.”

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

Sometimes when you innovate, you make mistakes. It is best to admit them quickly, and get on with improving your other innovations.”

“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.”

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

“Always deliver more than expected.”

“Opportunities don’t happen. You create them”

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

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

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

“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.”

“Your customers are the lifeblood of your business. Their needs and wants impact every aspect of your business, from product development to content marketing to sales to customer service.”

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

“A man always has two reasons for doing anything: a good reason and the real reason.”

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

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

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

 “It’s easy to make a buck. It’s a lot tougher to make a difference.”

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

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

“You don’t have to hold a position in order to be a leader”

“Fall seven times and stand up eight.”

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

“The highest of distinctions is service to others.”

“Business is all about the customer; what the customer wants and what they get. Generally, every customer wants a product or service that solves their problem, worth their money, and …
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“Be content to act, and leave the talking to others.”

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

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

“Happiness does not come from doing easy work but from the afterglow of satisfaction that comes after the achievement of a difficult task that demanded our best.”

“My job is not to be easy on people. My job is to take these great people we have and to push them and make them even better.”

“You don’t need to have a 100-person company to develop that idea.”

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

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

“A good leader leads the people from above them. A great leader leads the people from within them.”

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

“Opportunities are like sunrises. If you wait too long, you miss them.”

“Success isnt just about what you accomplish in your life; its about what you inspire others to do.”