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

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

 “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.”

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

“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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“The best executive is the one who has sense enough to pick good men to do what he wants done, and self-restraint to keep from meddling with them while they …
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“People buy into the leader before they buy into the vision.”

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

“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.”

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

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

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

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

“Truth builds trust.” 

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

“Opportunities dont happen. You create them.”

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

“Some people dream of success while others wake up and work.”

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

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

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

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

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

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

“No amount of money or success can take the place of time spent with your family.”

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

“Being good is good business.”

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

“I never dreamed about success, I worked for it.”

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

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

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

“Success is the sum of small efforts – repeated day in and day out.”

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

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

Don’t let the fear of losing be greater than the excitement of winning

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

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

“Leadership is unlocking people’s potential to become better.”

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

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

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

“If you think you are leading, and turn around to see no one following, then you are just taking a walk.”

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

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

Chase the vision, not the money, the money will end up following you.”

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

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

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

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

“There is always space for improvement, no matter how long you’ve been in the business.”

“Leadership is not magnetic personality that can just as well be a glib tongue. It is not “making friends and influencing people,” that is flattery. Leadership is lifting a person’s …
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“If you are not willing to risk the usual, you will have to settle for the ordinary.”

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

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

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

“If your ship doesn’t come in, swim out to meet it!”

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

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

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.”

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

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

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

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

“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.”

“Real leadership is leaders recognizing that they serve the people that they lead.”

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

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

“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.” 

“Success is walking from failure to failure with no loss of enthusiasm.”

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

“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.”

“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.’”

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

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.”

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

“Anything that is measured and watched, improves.”

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

“Small business isnt for the faint of heart. Its for the brave, the patient, and the persistent. Its for the overcomer.”

“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.”

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

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

 “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.”

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

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

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

 “If you’re trying to create a company, it’s like baking a cake. You have to have all the ingredients in the right proportion.”

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