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"The challenge of leadership is to be strong, but not rude; be kind, but not weak; be bold, but not bully; be thoughtful, but not lazy; be humble, but not timid; be proud, but not arrogant; have humor, but without folly."
"If you don't find a way to make money while you sleep, you will work until you die."
"The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others."
"Knowing yourself is the beginning of all wisdom."
"We must reject the idea that every time a law's broken, society is guilty rather than the lawbreaker. It is time to restore the American precept that each individual is accountable for his actions."
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"When we hang the capitalists they will sell us the rope we use."
"People who say it cannot be done should not interrupt those who are doing it."
"Everyone is in favor of free speech. Hardly a day passes without its being extolled, but some people's idea of it is that they are free to say what they like, but if anyone else says anything back, that is an outrage."
"Catch a man a fish, and you can sell it to him. Teach a man to fish, and you ruin a wonderful business opportunity."
"Never interrupt your enemy when he is making a mistake."
"If you want something new, you have to stop doing something old"
"What gets measured gets managed."
"Strategy without tactics is the slowest route to victory. Tactics without strategy is the noise before defeat."
"Republicans believe every day is the Fourth of July, but the democrats believe every day is April 15."
"It is better to create than to learn! Creating is the essence of life."
"Quality means doing it right when no one is looking."
"The most terrifying words in the English language are: I'm from the government and I'm here to help."
"It is not from the benevolence of the butcher, the brewer, or the baker that we expect our dinner, but from their regard to their own interest."
"The entrepreneur always searches for change, responds to it, and exploits it as an opportunity."
"It's all to do with the training: you can do a lot if you're properly trained."
"Great things in business are never done by one person, they're done by a team of people."
"Getting knocked down in life is a given. Getting up and moving forward is a choice."
"Great discoveries and improvements invariably involve the cooperation of many minds."
"When you can't make them see the light, make them feel the heat."
"With an eye made quiet by the power of harmony, and the deep power of joy, we see into the life of things."
