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

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

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

“Opportunities dont happen. You create them.”

  “Success seems to be connected with action. Successful people keep moving. They make mistakes, but they don’t quit.”

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

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

“Logic will get you from A to B. Imagination will take you everywhere.”

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

“All progress takes place outside the comfort zone.”

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

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

“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.”

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

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

“I can’t give you a sure-fire formula for success, but I can give you a formula for failure: try to please everybody all the time.”

“The first rule of any technology used in a business is that automation applied to an efficient operation will magnify the efficiency. The second is that automation applied to an …
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“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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“No man will make a great leader who wants to do it all himself, or to get all the credit for doing it.”

“Example is not the main thing in influencing others. It is the only thing.”

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

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

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

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

“Anything that is measured and watched, improves.”

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

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

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

“Opportunities don’t happen. You create them”

 “Almost all quality improvements come via simplification of design, manufacturing … layout, processes, and procedures.”

“There’s nothing wrong with staying small. You can do big things with a small team.”

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

“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.”

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

“Leadership is an ever-evolving position.”

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

“A ruler should be slow to punish and swift to reward.”

“Keep your fears to yourself, but share your courage with others.”

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

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

“A leader is a dealer in hope.”

“Advertising is only evil when it advertises evil things”

“A satisfied customer is the best business strategy of all.”

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

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

“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.”

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

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

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

“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.”

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

“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.”

“Earn your leadership every day.”

“Stay self-funded as long as possible.”

“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.”

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

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

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

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

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

“To handle yourself, use your head; to handle others, use your heart.”

“The quality of a person’s life is in direct proportion to their commitment to excellence, regardless of their chosen field of endeavor.”

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

“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.”

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

 “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.”

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

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

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

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

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

“Leadership is unlocking peoples potential to become better.”

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

“Small business isn’t for the faint of heart. It’s for the brave, the patient, and the persistent. It’s for the overcomer.”

“Great companies are built on great products.”

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

“Quality is more important than quantity. One home run is much better than two doubles.”

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

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

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

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

“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.”

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

“They told me computers could only do arithmetic.”

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

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

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

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

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

“The supreme quality of leadership is integrity.”

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

“The highest of distinctions is service to others.”

“Try not to become a man of success. Rather become a man of value.”

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

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

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