“Failure defeats losers, failure inspires winners.”

“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.”

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

“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.”

“The leaders who offer blood, toil, tears, and sweat always get more out of their followers than those who offer safety and a good time. When it comes to the …
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“Keep on going, and the chances are that you will stumble on something, perhaps when you are least expecting it. I never heard of anyone ever stumbling on something sitting …
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“As we look ahead into the next century, leaders will be those who empower others.”

“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.”

“Opportunities don’t happen. You create them”

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

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

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

“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.”

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

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

“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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“Change before you have to.”

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

“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.”

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

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

“I never dreamed about success, I worked for it.”

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

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

“Do one thing every day that scares you.”

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

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

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

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

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

“You can’t make anything viral, but you can make something good.”

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

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

“The mediocre teacher tells. The good teacher explains. The superior teacher demonstrates. The great teacher inspires.”

Ideas are easy. Implementation is hard.”

“Fall seven times and stand up eight.”

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

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

“Always deliver more than expected.”

“There is always space for improvement, no matter how long you’ve been in the business.”

“The highest of distinctions is service to others.”

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

“Diligence is the mother of good luck.”

“If one does not know to which port one is sailing, no wind is favorable.”

“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.”

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

“When people talk, listen completely.”

“A good leader takes a little more than his share of the blame, a little less than his share of the credit.”

“Your most unhappy customers are your greatest source of learning.”

“Ninety percent of leadership is the ability to communicate something people want.”

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

“Our business is about technology, yes. But it’s also about operations and customer relationships.”

“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.”

“The only thing worse than starting something and failing… is not starting something.”

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

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

“Keep your fears to yourself, but share your courage with others.”

“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.”

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

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

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

“Success is the sum of small efforts – repeated day in and day out.”

“The quality of a leader is reflected in the standards they set for themselves.”

“Every time you have to speak, you are auditioning for leadership.”

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

“Advertising is only evil when it advertises evil things”

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

“Leadership and learning are indispensable to each other.”

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

“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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 “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.”

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

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

“They told me computers could only do arithmetic.”

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

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

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

“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.”

“Before you are a leader, success is all about growing yourself. When you become a leader, success is all about growing others.”

“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.”

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

“All progress takes place outside the comfort zone.”

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

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

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

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

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

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

“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.”

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

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

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