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

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

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

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

Ideas are easy. Implementation is hard.”

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

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

“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.”

“We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence then is not an act but a habit.”

  “You have to be burning with an idea, or a problem, or a wrong that you want to right. If you’re not passionate enough from the start, you’ll never …
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“You can retire from a job, but don’t ever retire from making extremely meaningful contributions in life.”

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

“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.”

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

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

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

“Diligence is the mother of good luck.”

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.”

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

“I never did anything worth doing by accident, nor did any of my inventions come indirectly through accident, except the phonograph. No, when I have fully decided that a result …
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Get five or six of your smartest friends in a room and ask them to rate your idea.”

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

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

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

“The task of the leader is to get his people from where they are to where they have not been.”

“Leadership and learning are indispensable to each other.”

“In the business world, the rearview mirror is always clearer than the windshield.”

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

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

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

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

“The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy.”

“Don’t worry about funding if you don’t need it. Today it’s cheaper to start a business than ever.”

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.”

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

“A business that makes nothing but money is a poor business.”

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

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

“Whatever you are, be a good one.”

“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”.

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

Fortunes are built during the down market and collected in the upmarket.”

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

“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.”

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

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

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

“Fall seven times and stand up eight.”

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

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

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

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

“To have long-term success as a coach or in any position of leadership, you have to be obsessed in some way.”

“The difference between who you are and who you want to be is what you do.”

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

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

“When performance is measured, performance improves. When performance is measured and reported, the rate of improvement accelerates.”

“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.”

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

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

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

“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.”

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

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

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

“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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“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.”

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

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

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

 “Just because something doesn’t do what you planned it to do doesn’t mean it’s useless.”

“A goal is a dream with a deadline.”

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

“Fearlessness is like a muscle. I know from my own life that the more I exercise it the more natural it becomes to not let my fears run 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.”

“If you are not willing to risk the usual, you will have to settle for the ordinary.”

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

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

Nothing works better than just improving your product.”

“Leadership is an action, not a position.”

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

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

“Leadership is unlocking peoples potential to become better.”

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

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

“The greatest leader is not necessarily the one who does the greatest things. He is the one that gets the people to do the greatest things.

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

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

“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.”

“Management is doing things right; leadership is doing the right thing.”