“Try not to become a man of success. Rather become a man of value.”

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

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

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

“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.”

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

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

“Success is not final; failure is not fatal: It is the courage to continue that counts.”

“Failure defeats losers, failure inspires winners.”

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

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

“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.”

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

“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.”

“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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“The supreme quality of leadership is integrity.”

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

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

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

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

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

“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.”

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

“No amount of money or success can take the place of time spent with your family.”

“It is absurd that a man should rule others, who cannot rule himself.

“I’m a success today because I had a friend who believed in me and I didn’t have the heart to let him down.”

“One of the tests of leadership is the ability to recognize a problem before it becomes an emergency.”

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

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

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

“The best way to predict the future is to create it.”

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

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

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

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

“There is only one boss; The Customer. And he can fire everybody in the company from the chairman on down, simply by spending his money somewhere else.”

“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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“Truth builds trust.” 

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

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

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

“If you’re not stubborn, you’ll give up on experiments too soon. And if you’re not flexible, you’ll pound your head against the wall and you won’t see a different solution …
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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.”

“Become the kind of leader that people would follow voluntarily; even if you had no title or position.”

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

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

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

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

“Earn your leadership every day.”

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

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

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

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

“Leadership and learning are indispensable to each other.”

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

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

“Innovation distinguishes between a leader and a follower.”

“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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“The growth and development of people is the highest calling of leadership.”

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

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

“Good business leaders create a vision, articulate the vision, passionately own the vision, and relentlessly drive it to completion.”

“A goal is a dream with a deadline.”

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

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

“It is hard to fail, but it is worse never to have tried to succeed.”

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

“You manage things; you lead people.”

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

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

“Management is doing things right; leadership is doing the right thing.”

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

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

“Change before you have to.”

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

“Get big quietly, so you don’t tip off potential competitors.”

 “An organization’s ability to learn, and translate that learning into action rapidly, is the ultimate competitive advantage.”

“The secret of success is to do the common thing uncommonly well.”

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

“The only place where success comes before work is in the dictionary.”

“Have the end in mind; and every day make sure you’re working towards it”

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

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

“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.”

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

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

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

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

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

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

“Look everywhere you can to cut a little bit from your expenses. It will all add up to a meaningful sum.”