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

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

“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.”

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

“If your ship doesn’t come in, swim out to meet it!”

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

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

“If you really look closely, most overnight successes took a long time.”

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

“Do more than is required. What is the distance between someone who achieves their goals consistently and those who spend their lives and careers merely following? The extra mile.”

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

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

“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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“Average leaders raise the bar on themselves; good leaders raise the bar for others; great leaders inspire others to raise their own bar.”

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

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

“Outstanding leaders go out of their way to boost the self-esteem of their personnel. If people believe in themselves, it’s amazing what they can accomplish.”

“Opportunities don’t happen. You create them”

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

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

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

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

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

“I never took a day off in my twenties. Not one.”

“Leadership is an action, not a position.”

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

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

“You know you are on the road to success if you would do your job, and not be paid for it.”

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

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

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

“Truth builds trust.” 

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

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

“Don’t worry about funding if you don’t need it. Today it’s cheaper to start a business than ever.”

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

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

Sometimes when you innovate, you make mistakes. It is best to admit them quickly, and get on with improving your other innovations.”

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

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

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

“Your customers are the lifeblood of your business. Their needs and wants impact every aspect of your business, from product development to content marketing to sales to customer service.”

“The true measure of the value of any business leader and manager is performance.”

“The difference between a successful person and others is not a lack of strength, not a lack of knowledge, but rather a lack of will.”

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

“Truth builds trust.” 

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

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

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

Ideas are easy. Implementation is hard.”

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

“Leaders think and talk about the solutions. Followers think and talk about the problems.”

“In this world a man must either be an anvil or hammer.”

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

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

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

“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.”

“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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“The price of greatness is responsibility.”

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.”

“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.”

“A leader is a dealer in hope.”

“No more romanticizing about how cool it is to be an entrepreneur. It’s a struggle to save your company’s life – and your own skin – every day of the …
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“We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence then is not an act but a habit.”

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

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

“Nothing works better than just improving your product.”

“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.”

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

“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.”

“Leadership is unlocking peoples potential to become better.”

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

“The man who will use his skill and constructive imagination to see how much he can give for a dollar, instead of how little he can give for a dollar, …
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“Everybody has a plan, until they get punched in the face.”

“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.”

“Details create the big picture.”

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

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

Nothing works better than just improving your product.”

“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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“Expect the best. Prepare for the worst. Capitalize on what comes.”

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

“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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