“Always think outside the box and embrace opportunities that appear, wherever they might be.”

“I cannot give you the formula for success, but I can give you the formula for failure–It is: Try to please everybody.”

“The role of leadership is to transform the complex situation into small pieces and prioritize them.”

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

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

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

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

“Simplicity is a great way to build something that works well without costing too much.”

“You get in life what you have the courage to ask for.”

“Example is not the main thing in influencing others. It is the only thing.”

“A man always has two reasons for doing anything: a good reason and the real reason.”

“The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy.”

“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.”

“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 got lucky because I never gave up the search. Are you quitting too soon? Or, are you willing to pursue luck with a vengeance?”

“There is no progress without change.”

“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.”

“Don’t try to be original, just try to be good.”

“There’s nothing wrong with staying small. You can do big things with a small team.”

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

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

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

“Stay self-funded as long as possible.”

“You don’t need to have a 100-person company to develop that idea.”

“It’s more effective to do something valuable than to hope a logo or name will say it for you.”

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

“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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“Leadership and learning are indispensable to each other.”

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

“Leadership is an action, not a position.”

 “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.”

“People who succeed have momentum. The more they succeed, the more they want to succeed, and the more they find a way to succeed. Similarly, when someone is failing, the …
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 “Don’t ever let your business get ahead of the financial side of your business. Accounting, Accounting, Accounting. Know your numbers.”

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

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

“Don’t tell people how to do things. Tell them what to do and let them surprise you with their results.”

“The price of greatness is responsibility.”

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

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

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

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

“A leader is one who sees more than others see, who sees farther than others see, and who sees before others see.”

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

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

“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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“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”.

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

“My job is not to be easy on people. My job is to take these great people we have and to push them and make them even better.”

“Choose a job that you love and you will never have to work a day in your life.”

“Failure defeats losers, failure inspires winners.”

“Effective leadership is not about making speeches or being liked; leadership is defined by results, not attributes.”

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.”

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

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

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

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

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

“Knowledge is power is time is money.” 

“A good leader is a person who takes a little more than his share of the blame and a little less than his share of the credit.”

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

“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.”

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

“Opportunities don’t happen. You create them”

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

“Always deliver more than expected.”

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

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

“So often, people are working hard at the wrong thing. Working on the right thing is probably more important than working hard.”

“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.”

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

“The most effective way to lead is to lead from within.”

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

“Opportunities dont happen. You create them.”

“Business is all about the customer; what the customer wants and what they get. Generally, every customer wants a product or service that solves their problem, worth their money, and …
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“Get a mentor in the applicable field if you’re at all unsure of what you’re looking for.”

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

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

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

“The most dangerous poison is the feeling of achievement. The antidote is to every evening think what can be done better tomorrow.”

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