“A satisfied customer is the best business strategy of all.”

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

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

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

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

Fortunes are built during the down market and collected in the upmarket.”

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

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

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

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

Don’t let the fear of losing be greater than the excitement of winning

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

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

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

“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.”

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

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

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

“A business that makes nothing but money is a poor business.”

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

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

“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 …
Continue reading John Kenneth Galbraith

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

“Profit is not the legitimate purpose of business. The legitimate purpose of business is to provide a product or service that people need and do it so well that it’s …
Continue reading James Rouse

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

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

“Success is walking from failure to failure with no loss of enthusiasm.”

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

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

“Whether you think you can, or think you can’t – you’re right.”

“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.”

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

“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.” 

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

“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 …
Continue reading Nelson Mandela

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

“The difference between who you are and who you want to be is what you do.”

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

“Leadership and learning are indispensable to each other.”

“The successful warrior is the average man, with laser-like focus.”

“We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence then is not an act but a habit.”

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

“The first rule of any technology used in a business is that automation applied to an efficient operation will magnify the efficiency. The second is that automation applied to an …
Continue reading Bill Gates

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

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

“Fall seven times and stand up eight.”

“Most of the important things in the world have been accomplished by people who have kept on trying when there seemed to be no hope at all.”

“Every day that we spent not improving our products was a wasted day.”

“The price of greatness is responsibility.”

“Life is about making an impact, not making an income.”

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

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

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

Nothing works better than just improving your product.”

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

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

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

“The ones who are crazy enough to think they can change the world, are the ones that do.”

“When people talk, listen completely.”

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

“Formal education will make you a living; self education will make you a fortune.”

“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 …
Continue reading Ben Silbermann

“The highest of distinctions is service to others.”

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

“Innovation distinguishes between a leader and a follower.”

 “If you’re trying to create a company, it’s like baking a cake. You have to have all the ingredients in the right proportion.”

“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 …
Continue reading Nelson Mandela

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

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

“Leadership is an ever-evolving position.”

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.”

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

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

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

“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”.

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.”

“Don’t worry about people stealing your design work. Worry about the day they stop.”

“I find that the harder I work; the more luck I seem to have.”

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

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

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

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

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

“Always deliver more than expected.”

“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 …
Continue reading Peter Drucker

“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 …
Continue reading Sara Blakely

“There are no secrets to success. It is the result of preparation, hard work, and learning from failure.”

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

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

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

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

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