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

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

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

“Whatever you are, be a good one.”

“In a world thats changing really quickly, the only strategy that is guaranteed to fail is not taking risks.”

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

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

“It’s not about ideas. It’s about making ideas happen.”

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

“In order to succeed, your desire for success should be greater than your fear of failure.”

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

“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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“A goal is a dream with a deadline.”

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

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

“It is easy to dodge our responsibilities, but we cannot dodge the consequences of dodging our responsibilities.”

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

“Stopping advertising to save money is like stopping your watch to save time.”

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

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

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

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

“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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“Leaders don’t inflict pain, they share pain.”

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

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

“You don’t have to hold a position in order to be a leader”

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

“I try not to make any decisions that I’m not excited about.”

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

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

“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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“What the mind of man can conceive and believe, it can achieve.”

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

If you can dream it, you can do it.”

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

 “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.”

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

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

“The greatest leaders mobilize others by coalescing people around a shared vision.”

“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.”

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

“Real leadership is leaders recognizing that they serve the people that they lead.”

Be undeniably good. No marketing effort or social media buzzword can be a substitute for that.”

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

“It is better to fail in originality than to succeed in imitation.”

“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.”

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

“In a world that’s changing really quickly, the only strategy that is guaranteed to fail is not taking risks.”

Ideas are easy. Implementation is hard.”

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.”

“Some people dream of success while others wake up and work.”

“All progress takes place outside the comfort zone.”

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

“When I’m old and dying, I plan to look back on my life and say ‘wow, that was an adventure,’ not ‘wow, I sure felt safe.’”

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

“Leadership should be more participative than directive, more enabling than performing.”

Politeness and civility are the best capital ever invested in business. Large stores, gilt signs, flaming advertisements, will all prove unavailing if you or your employees treat your patrons abruptly.”

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

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

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

The first responsibility of a leader is to define reality. The last is to say thank you. In between, the leader is a servant.”

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

“Life is 10 percent what happens to you and 90 percent how you respond to it.”

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

“Business has only two functions; Marketing and Innovation.”

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

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

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

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

“A leader is one who knows the way, goes the way, and shows the way.” 

“The task of leadership is not to put greatness into humanity, but to elicit it, for the greatness is already there.”

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

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

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

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

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

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

“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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