“Don’t be cocky. Don’t be flashy. There’s always someone better than you.”

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

“A cowardly leader is the most dangerous of men.”

“Success usually comes to those who are too busy to be looking for it.”

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

“If something is important enough, even if the odds are against you, you should still do it.”

“Leadership is an ever-evolving position.”

“I try not to make any decisions that I’m not excited about.”

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

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

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

“To do great things is difficult; but to command great things is more difficult.”

“Truth builds trust.” 

“When you find an idea that you just can’t stop thinking about, that’s probably a good one to pursue.”

“Expect the best. Prepare for the worst. Capitalize on what comes.”

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

“Change before you have to.”

 “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.”

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

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

 “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.” 

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

“Leadership is an action, not a position.”

“Fortune does favor the bold and you’ll never know what you’re capable of if you don’t try.” 

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

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

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

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

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

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

“The led must not be compelled. They must be able to choose their own leader.”

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

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

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

“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.”

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

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.”

“Courage is being scared to death, but saddling up anyway.”

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

“The best way to predict the future is to create it.”

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.”

“Do what is easy and your life will be hard. Do what is hard and your life will become easy.”

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

“Complexity is your enemy. Any fool can make something complicated. It is hard to make something simple.”

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

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

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

“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.”

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

“Don’t tell people how to do things. Tell them what to do and let them surprise you with their results.”

“Leadership and learning are indispensable to each other.”

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

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

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

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

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

“The secret of success is to do the common thing uncommonly well.”

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

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

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

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

“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.”

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

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

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

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

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

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

“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.”

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

“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”.

“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.”

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

“You are more than what you do. Your title should not confine you, and your job does not define you.”

“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.”

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

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

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

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

“All progress takes place outside the comfort zone.”

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

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

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

The first responsibility of a leader is to define reality. The last is to say thank you. In between, the leader is a servant.”

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

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

“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.”

“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.”

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

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

“Leaders don’t inflict pain, they share pain.”

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

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

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

“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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