“Leadership is unlocking peoples potential to become better.”

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

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

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

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

 “Don’t blow off another’s candle for it won’t make yours shine brighter.” 

“Our greatest weakness lies in giving up. The most certain way to succeed is always to try just one more time.”

However difficult life may seem, there is always something you can do and succeed at.”

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

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

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

“Businesses that grow by development and improvement do not die”.

“Average leaders raise the bar on themselves; good leaders raise the bar for others; great leaders inspire others to raise their own bar.”

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

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

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

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

“Leadership is the art of getting someone else to do something you want done because he wants to do it.”

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

“Theres no luck in business. Theres only drive, determination, and more drive.” 

“In the end, a vision without the ability to execute it is probably a hallucination.”

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

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

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

“There are two types of people who will tell you that you cannot make a difference in this world: those who are afraid to try and those who are afraid …
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“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 people like you, they’ll listen to you, but if they trust you, they’ll do business with you.”

“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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“Opportunities dont happen. You create them.”

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

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

“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.”

“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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“You know you are on the road to success if you would do your job, and not be paid for it.”

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

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

“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.”

“If you’re interested in the living heart of what you do, focus on building things rather than talking about them.”

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

“There exist limitless opportunities in every industry. Where there is an open mind, there will always be a frontier.”

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

“All progress takes place outside the comfort zone.”

“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.”

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

“Leadership and learning are indispensable to each other.”

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

“You are not here merely to make a living. You are here in order to enable the world to live more amply, with greater vision, with a finer spirit of …
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“I try not to make any decisions that I’m not excited about.”

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

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

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

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

“Remember to celebrate milestones as you prepare for the road ahead.”

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

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

Football teaches you hard work. It takes a lot of unspectacular preparation to have spectacular results in both business and football.”

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

“Risk more than others think is safe. Dream more than others think is practical.”

“Information technology and business are becoming inextricably interwoven. I dont think anybody can talk meaningfully about one without the talking about the other.”

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

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

“Truth builds trust.” 

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

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

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

“Success consists of going from failure to failure without loss of enthusiasm.”

“There is only one boss; The Customer. And he can fire everybody in the company from the chairman on down, simply by spending his money somewhere else.”

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

“I am reminded how hollow the label of leadership sometimes is and how heroic followership can be.”

“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.”

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

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

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

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

“We are what we pretend to be, so we must be careful about what we pretend to be.” 

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

“Look everywhere you can to cut a little bit from your expenses. It will all add up to a meaningful sum.”

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

“Success seems to be connected with action. Successful people keep moving. They make mistakes, but they dont quit.”

“The challenge of leadership is to be strong, but not rude; be kind, but not weak; be bold, but not bully; be thoughtful, but not lazy; be humble, but not …
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“The things we fear most in organizations–fluctuations, disturbances, imbalances–are the primary sources of creativity.”

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

Nothing works better than just improving your product.”

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

“A leader is a person you will follow to a place you would not go by yourself.”

“A leader is best when people barely know he exists, when his work is done, his aim fulfilled, they will say: we did it ourselves.”

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

“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.”

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