“Diligence is the mother of good luck.”

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

“In order to succeed, we must first believe that we can.”

“You manage things; you lead people.”

“Opportunities dont happen. You create them.”

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

“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.’”

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

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

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

“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 …
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“A great person attracts great people and knows how to hold them together.”

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

“Ideas are commodity. Execution of them is not.”

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

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

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

“Leadership is not about titles, positions, or flowcharts. It is about one life influencing another.”

“Treat people as if they were what they ought to be, and you help them become what they are capable of being.” 

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

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

 “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.”

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

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

“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”.

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

“The function of leadership is to produce more leaders, not more followers.”

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

  “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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“The price of greatness is responsibility.”

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

“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.”

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

“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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“The art of leadership is saying no, not saying yes. It is very easy to say yes.”

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

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

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

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

Best startups generally come from somebody needing to scratch an itch.”

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

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

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

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

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

“Success is not the key to happiness. Happiness is the key to success. If you love what you are doing, you will be successful.”

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

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

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

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

“I never did anything worth doing by accident, nor did any of my inventions come indirectly through accident, except the phonograph. No, when I have fully decided that a result …
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“Many of life’s failures are people who did not realize how close they were to success when they gave up.”

“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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“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.”

“To do great things is difficult; but to command great things is more difficult.”

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

However difficult life may seem, there is always something you can do and succeed at.”

“Dont tell people how to do things. Tell them what to do and let them surprise you with their results.”

“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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 “Just because something doesn’t do what you planned it to do doesn’t mean it’s useless.”

 “There’s no luck in business. There’s only drive, determination, and more drive.” 

“Networking has been cited as the number one unwritten rule of success in business. Who you know really impacts what you know.”

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

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

“Small business isn’t for the faint of heart. It’s for the brave, the patient, and the persistent. It’s for the overcomer.”

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.”

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

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

“When people talk, listen completely.”

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

“The superior man understands what is right; the inferior man understands what will sell.”

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

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

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

“Today a reader, tomorrow a leader.”

“The time is always right to do what is right.”

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

“Whatever you are, be a good one.”

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

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

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

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