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

“Leadership is the capacity to translate vision into reality.”

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

“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.”

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

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

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

“Outstanding leaders go out of their way to boost the self-esteem of their personnel. If people believe in themselves, it’s amazing what they can accomplish.”

“Great leaders are almost always great simplifiers, who can cut through argument, debate, and doubt to offer a solution everybody can understand.”

“Don’t be afraid to give up the good to go for the great.”

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

“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.”

“All of the great leaders have had one characteristic in common: It was the willingness to confront unequivocally the major anxiety of their people in their time. This, and not …
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“Many of life’s failures are people who did not realize how close they were to success when they gave up.”

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

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

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

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

“Being good is good business.”

“We are what we pretend to be, so we must be careful about what we pretend to be.” 

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

“Success seems to be connected with action. Successful people keep moving. They make mistakes, but they dont quit.”

“Get big quietly, so you don’t tip off potential competitors.”

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

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

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

“No man will make a great leader who wants to do it all himself, or to get all the credit for doing it.”

“If you really want to do something, you’ll find a way. If you don’t, you’ll find an excuse.”

The last 10% it takes to launch something takes as much energy as the first 90%.”

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

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

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

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

“Creativity without Strategy is called Art. Creativity with Strategy is called Advertising.”

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

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

“Great leaders find ways to connect with their people and help them fulfill their potential.”

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

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

“In the end, a vision without the ability to execute it is probably a hallucination.”

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

“Leadership is an ever-evolving position.”

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

“He who has never learned to obey cannot be a good commander.”

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

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

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

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

“It’s more effective to do something valuable than to hope a logo or name will say it for you.”

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

 “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.”

“Nothing works better than just improving your product.”

“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.”

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

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

“Opportunities don’t happen. You create them”

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

Nothing works better than just improving your product.”

“If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, you are a leader.”

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

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

“Leadership is an action, not a position.”

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

“There is only one boss; The Customer. And he can fire everybody in the company from the chairman on down, simply by spending his money somewhere else.”

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

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

“Whatever you are, be a good one.”

“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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“Stop chasing the money and start chasing the passion.”

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.”

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

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

“So often, people are working hard at the wrong thing. Working on the right thing is probably more important than working hard.”

“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.”

“Theres no luck in business. Theres only drive, determination, and more drive.” 

“Those who try to lead the people can only do so by following the mob.”

“The highest of distinctions is service to others.”

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

Corporate executives and business owners need to realize that there can be no compromise when it comes to ethics, and there are no easy shortcuts to success. Ethics need to …
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“Ideas are commodity. Execution of them is not.”

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

“Advertising is only evil when it advertises evil things”

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

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

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.”

“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.”

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