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

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

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

“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.”

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

Sometimes when you innovate, you make mistakes. It is best to admit them quickly, and get on with improving your other innovations.”

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

“Leadership is unlocking peoples potential to become better.”

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

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

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

“A leader takes people where they want to go. A great leader takes people where they don’t necessarily want to go, but ought to be.”

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

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

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

“Your time is limited, so don’t waste it living someone else’s life.”

“You take people as far as they will go, not as far as you would like them to go.”

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

“Business opportunities are like buses, there’s always another one coming.”

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

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

“Business is a game, played for fantastic stakes, and youre in competition with experts. If you want to win, you have to learn to be a master of the game.” 

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

“You have to be burning with an idea, or a problem, or a wrong that you want to right. If youre not passionate enough from the start, youll never stick …
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“Don’t follow the crowd, let the crowd follow you.” 

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

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

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

 “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.”

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

“Simplicity is a great way to build something that works well without costing too much.”

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

“Do not let your grand ambitions stand in the way of small, but meaningful accomplishments.”

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

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

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

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

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

“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.”

“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.”

The real test is not whether you avoid this failure, because you won’t. It’s whether you let it harden or shame you into inaction, or whether you learn from it; …
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“If you have more than three priorities, then you don’t have any.”

“If people like you, they’ll listen to you, but if they trust you, they’ll do business with you.”

“The secret to success is to know something nobody else knows.”

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

“The greatest thing is, at any moment, to be willing to give up who we are in order to become all that we can be.”

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

“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.”

“It’s more effective to do something valuable than to hope a logo or name will say it for you.”

“Leadership and learning are indispensable to each other.”

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

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

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

“Advertising is only evil when it advertises evil things”

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

“All progress takes place outside the comfort zone.”

“A goal is a dream with a deadline.”

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

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

“Knowledge is power is time is money.” 

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

“Do not follow where the path may lead. Go instead where there is no path and leave a trail.”

“A leader is not an administrator who loves to run others, but someone who carries water for his people so that they can get on with their jobs.”

“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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 “Don’t set your goals by what other people deem important.” 

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

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

“When people talk, listen completely.”

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

“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.”

“Wise leaders generally have wise counselors because it takes a wise person themselves to distinguish them.”

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

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

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

“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.”

“Embrace what you don’t know, especially in the beginning, because what you don’t know can become your greatest asset. It ensures that you will absolutely be doing things different from …
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“In the end, a vision without the ability to execute it is probably a hallucination.”

“It is absolutely necessary…for me to have persons that can think for me, as well as execute orders.”

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

“Logic will get you from A to B. Imagination will take you everywhere.”

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

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

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

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

“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.”

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

“Effective leadership is putting first things first. Effective management is discipline, carrying it out.”

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

“I want to put a ding in the universe.”

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

“You can’t be successful in business without taking risks. It’s really that simple.”

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

“Today a reader, tomorrow a leader.”

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

“Do what you feel in your heart to be right, for you’ll be criticized anyway.”