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

“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.”

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

“Make every detail perfect and limit the number of details to perfect.”

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

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

“What the mind of man can conceive and believe, it can achieve.”

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

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

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

“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.”

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

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

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

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

“When people talk, listen completely.”

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

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

“If people like you, they’ll listen to you, but if they trust you, they’ll do business with you.”

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

“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.”

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

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

“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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“Stay self-funded as long as possible.”

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

“Some people dream of success; while other people get up every morning and make it happen.”

“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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“There is always space for improvement, no matter how long you’ve been in the business.”

“Leadership is an action, not a position.”

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

“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.”

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

“If you’re interested in the living heart of what you do, focus on building things rather than talking about them.”

“There are two types of people who will tell you that you cannot make a difference in this world: those who are afraid to try and those who are afraid …
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“You can retire from a job, but don’t ever retire from making extremely meaningful contributions in life.”

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

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

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

“There are no office hours for leaders.”

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

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

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

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

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

“Whatever you are, be a good one.”

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

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

“Dont blow off anothers candle for it wont make yours shine brighter.” 

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

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

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

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

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

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

“The ultimate challenge is to accept ourselves exactly as we are, but never stop trying to learn and grow.”

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

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.”

“The price of greatness is responsibility.”

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

“If you can’t feed a team with two pizzas, it’s too large”

“The supreme quality of leadership is integrity.”

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

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

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

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

 “Don’t blow off another’s candle for it won’t make yours shine brighter.” 

“I can’t imagine a person becoming a success who doesn’t give this game of life everything he’s got.”

“I suppose leadership at one time meant muscles; but today it means getting along with people.”

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

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

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

  “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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“Always deliver more than expected.”

“The quality of a person’s life is in direct proportion to their commitment to excellence, regardless of their chosen field of endeavor.”

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

“He who has never learned to obey cannot be a good commander.”

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

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

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

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

“If ethics are poor at the top, that behavior is copied down through the organization.”

“Leadership is unlocking peoples potential to become better.”

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

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

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

“You gain strength, courage and confidence by every experience in which you really stop to look fear in the face. You must do the thing you think you cannot do.”

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

“Every day that we spent not improving our products was a wasted day.”

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

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

“We are, each of us, a product of the stories we tell ourselves”

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

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

The real test is not whether you avoid this failure, because you won’t. It’s whether you let it harden or shame you into inaction, or whether you learn from it; …
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If you are not embarrassed by the first version of your product, you’ve launched too late.”

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

“Success is the sum of small efforts – repeated day in and day out.”