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

“Anyone can hold the helm when the sea is calm.”

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

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

“In organizations, real power and energy is generated through relationships. The patterns of relationships and the capacities to form them are more important than tasks, functions, roles, and positions.” 

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

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

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

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

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

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

“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.”

“Don’t be distracted by criticism. Remember; the only taste of success some people get is to take a bite out of you.”

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

“You have to be burning with an idea, or a problem, or a wrong that you want to right. If youre not passionate enough from the start, youll never stick …
Continue reading Steve Jobs, Co-Founder, and former Chairman and CEO of Apple Inc.

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

“No more romanticizing about how cool it is to be an entrepreneur. It’s a struggle to save your company’s life – and your own skin – every day of the …
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“The quality of a leader is reflected in the standards they set for themselves.”

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

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

“Truth builds trust.” 

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

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

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

“Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, concerned citizens can change the world. Indeed it is the only thing that ever has.”

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

“You can’t be successful in business without taking risks. It’s really that simple.”

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

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

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

“A leader is one who sees more than others see, who sees farther than others see, and who sees before others see.”

“The greatest leaders mobilize others by coalescing people around a shared vision.”

“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.”

“Those who let things happen usually lose to those who make things happen.”

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

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

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

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

“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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“Effort only fully releases its reward after a person refuses to quit.”

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

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

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

“Do one thing every day that scares you.”

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

However difficult life may seem, there is always something you can do and succeed at.”

“Opportunities don’t happen. You create them”

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

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

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

“Leadership is the art of giving people a platform for spreading ideas that work.” 

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

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

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

“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.”

 “An organization’s ability to learn, and translate that learning into action rapidly, is the ultimate competitive advantage.”

“Truth builds trust.” 

“Don’t worry about people stealing your design work. Worry about the day they stop.”

“A leader is one who knows the way, goes the way, and shows the way.” 

“Details create the big picture.”

“I knew that if I failed I wouldn’t regret that, but I knew the one thing I might regret is not trying.”

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

“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.”

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

“If you just work on stuff that you like and you’re passionate about, you don’t have to have a master plan with how things will play out.”

“Doing what is right isn’t the problem. It is knowing what is right.”

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

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

“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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“Effective leadership is not about making speeches or being liked; leadership is defined by results, not attributes.”

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

“I hear and I forget, I see and I remember, I do and I understand.”

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

“You’re smart, you’re a survivor; use your intelligence and instincts to get to a better position than the one you’re in now”.

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

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

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

“Earn your leadership every day.”

“Your most unhappy customers are your greatest source of learning.”

“Diligence is the mother of good luck.”

“Do not follow where the path may lead. Go instead where there is no path and leave a trail.”

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

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

“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.” 

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

“Advertising is only evil when it advertises evil things”

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

“Leaders aren’t born, they are made. And they are made just like anything else, through hard work. And that’s the price we’ll have to pay to achieve that goal, or …
Continue reading Vince Lombardi

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

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

“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.”

 “Don’t blow off another’s candle for it won’t make yours shine brighter.” 

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

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

 “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.”

“If people like you, they’ll listen to you, but if they trust you, they’ll do business with you.”

“A leader is a person you will follow to a place you would not go by yourself.”

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