“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.”

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

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

“Logic will get you from A to B. Imagination will take you everywhere.”

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

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

“To add value to others, one must first value others.” 

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

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

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

“The difference between successful people and unsuccessful people is that successful people do all the things the unsuccessful people don’t want to do. When 10 doors are slammed in your …
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“Don’t worry about funding if you don’t need it. Today it’s cheaper to start a business than ever.”

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

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

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

  “Success seems to be connected with action. Successful people keep moving. They make mistakes, but they don’t quit.”

Fortunes are built during the down market and collected in the upmarket.”

“I am reminded how hollow the label of leadership sometimes is and how heroic followership can be.”

“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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“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.”

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

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

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

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

“Ninety percent of leadership is the ability to communicate something people want.”

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

“When a team takes ownership of its problems, the problem gets solved. It is true on the battlefield, it is true in business, and it is true in life.”

“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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 “Don’t set your goals by what other people deem important.” 

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

“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.”

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

“Remember to celebrate milestones as you prepare for the road ahead.”

“It’s not about ideas. It’s about making ideas happen.”

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

“Truth builds trust.” 

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

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

“Get a mentor in the applicable field if you’re at all unsure of what you’re looking for.”

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

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

“Theres no luck in business. Theres only drive, determination, and more drive.” 

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

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

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

“A good leader leads the people from above them. A great leader leads the people from within them.”

“Life is not about how fast you run or how high you climb, but how well you bounce.”

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

“Leadership is the art of giving people a platform for spreading ideas that work.” 

“I knew that if I failed I wouldn’t regret that, but I knew the one thing I might regret is not trying.”

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

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

“Leadership is an ever-evolving position.”

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

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

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

“Great leaders are not defined by the absence of weakness, but rather by the presence of clear strengths.”

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

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

“Great leaders find ways to connect with their people and help them fulfill their potential.”

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

“If you have more than three priorities, then you don’t have any.”

“Knowledge is power is time is money.” 

“The price of greatness is responsibility.”

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

“Always deliver more than expected.”

“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.”

“Businesses that grow by development and improvement do not die”.

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

“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.”

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

“When people talk, listen completely.”

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

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

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

“Stopping advertising to save money is like stopping your watch to save time.”

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

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

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

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

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

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

If The World Says “No”, You Say “Next”… Never Give Up

“When you find an idea that you just can’t stop thinking about, that’s probably a good one to pursue.”

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

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

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

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