“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.”

“Innovation distinguishes between a leader and a follower.”

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

“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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“If you are not willing to risk the usual, you will have to settle for the ordinary.”

“Be content to act, and leave the talking to others.”

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

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

“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.”

“Identify your problems but give your power and energy to solutions.”

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

“Leadership is an action, not a position.”

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

“Make every detail perfect and limit the number of details to perfect.”

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

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.”

“I can’t imagine a person becoming a success who doesn’t give this game of life everything he’s got.”

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

“Today a reader, tomorrow a leader.”

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

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

“Leadership is an ever-evolving position.”

“Change before you have to.”

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

“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.” 

“There is a powerful driving force inside every human being that, once unleashed, can make any vision, dream, or desire a reality.”

“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.”

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

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

“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.”

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

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

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

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

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

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

“Many of life’s failures are people who did not realize how close they were to success when they gave up.”

“All humans are entrepreneurs; not because they should start companies; but because the will to create is encoded in human DNA.”

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

“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.’”

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

“Not the cry, but the flight of a wild duck, leads the flock to fly and follow.”

“Many of lifes failures are people who did not realize how close they were to success when they gave up.”

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

“Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, concerned citizens can change the world. Indeed it is the only thing that ever has.”

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

“A goal is a dream with a deadline.”

“Diligence is the mother of good luck.”

“Leadership is unlocking people’s potential to become better.”

“Being good is good business.”

“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.”

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

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

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

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

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

“If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, you are a leader.”

“The best executive is the one who has sense enough to pick good men to do what he wants done, and self-restraint to keep from meddling with them while they …
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 “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.”

“The quality of a person’s life is in direct proportion to their commitment to excellence, regardless of their chosen field of endeavor.”

“When people talk, listen completely.”

“The led must not be compelled. They must be able to choose their own leader.”

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

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

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

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

“They told me computers could only do arithmetic.”

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.”

“Nothing works better than just improving your product.”

“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.”

“The history of the world is but the biography of great men.”

“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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“Effort only fully releases its reward after a person refuses to quit.”

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

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

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

“Earn your leadership every day.”

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

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

“We’re all working together; that’s the secret.”

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

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

“Leaders aren’t born, they are made. And they are made just like anything else, through hard work. And that’s the price we’ll have to pay to achieve that goal, or …
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“Keep your fears to yourself, but share your courage with others.”