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

“When people talk, listen completely.”

“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.”

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

“Choose a job that you love and you will never have to work a day in your life.”

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

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

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

“There is a powerful driving force inside every human being that, once unleashed, can make any vision, dream, or desire a reality.”

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

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

“The most effective way to lead is to lead from within.”

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

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

“Statistics suggest that when customers complain, business owners and managers ought to get excited about it. The complaining customer represents a huge opportunity for more business.”

“Truth builds trust.” 

  “Information technology and business are becoming inextricably interwoven. I don’t think anybody can talk meaningfully about one without the talking about the other.”

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

“The growth and development of people is the highest calling of leadership.”

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

A successful man is one who can lay a firm foundation with the bricks others have thrown at him.”

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

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

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

“A goal is a dream with a deadline.”

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

“All progress takes place outside the comfort zone.”

“There are two ways of spreading light: to be the candle or the mirror that reflects it.”

“A good leader is a person who takes a little more than his share of the blame and a little less than his share of the credit.”

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

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

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

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

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

“The man who will use his skill and constructive imagination to see how much he can give for a dollar, instead of how little he can give for a dollar, …
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“There exist limitless opportunities in every industry. Where there is an open mind, there will always be a frontier.”

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

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

“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.”

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

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

“Earn your leadership every day.”

“No matter how brilliant your mind or strategy, if you’re playing a solo game, you’ll always lose out to a team.”

“If you’re not sure where you are going, you’re liable to end up someplace else.”

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.”

Best startups generally come from somebody needing to scratch an itch.”

Nothing works better than just improving your product.”

“Being good is good business.”

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

“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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 “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.”

“Success is not the key to happiness. Happiness is the key to success. If you love what you are doing, you will be successful.”

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

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

“An entrepreneur is someone who has a vision for something and a want to create.”

“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.”

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

“You cannot be a leader, and ask other people to follow you, unless you know how to follow, too.”

“In order to succeed, we must first believe that we can.”

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

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

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

“The only place where success comes before work is in the dictionary.”

“No man will make a great leader who wants to do it all himself, or to get all the credit for doing it.”

“If you have more than three priorities, then you don’t have any.”

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

“Today a reader, tomorrow a leader.”

“Failure defeats losers, failure inspires winners.”

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

“Money is like gasoline during a road trip. You don’t want to run out of gas on your trip, but you’re not doing a tour of gas stations.”

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

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

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

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

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

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

“Your work is going to fill a large part of your life, and the only way to be truly satisfied is to do what you believe is great work. And …
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“Get big quietly, so you don’t tip off potential competitors.”

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

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

“Don’t be afraid to give up the good to go for the great.”

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

“To add value to others, one must first value others.” 

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

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

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

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

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

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

“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 biggest sources of opportunity are collaboration and partnership. And today, with digital communication, there is more of that everywhere. We need to expose ourselves to that as a matter …
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“Leadership is unlocking peoples potential to become better.”

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

“The supreme quality of leadership is integrity.”

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

“Great companies are built on great products.”