“ Set your expectations high; find men and women whose integrity and values you respect; get their agreement on a course of action; and give them your ultimate trust. “
- John Akers
“ Anything I’ve ever done that ultimately was worthwhile. . . initially scared me to death. “ - Betty Bender
“ It takes 20 years to make an overnight success. “
-Eddie Cantor
“ Whenever you see a successful business, someone once made a courageous decision. “
-Peter Drucker
“ Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls, and looks like work. “
-Thomas A. Edison
“ Conditions are never just right. People who delay action until all factors are favorable do nothing. “
-William Feather
“ Life is a continuous exercise in creative problem solving. “
-Michael J. Gelb
e is something much more scarce, something rarer than ability. It is the ability to recognize ability. “
-Robert Half
“ One man with courage makes a majority. “
-Andrew Jackson
“ I am only one; but still I am one. I cannot do everything, but still I can do something; I will not refuse to do the something I can do.”
-Helen Keller
“ We promise according to our hopes, and perform according to our fears. “
-La Rochefourauld
“ Happiness is not so much in having as sharing. We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give. “
-Norman MacEwan
“ I start with the premise that the function of leadership is to create more leaders, not more followers. “
-Ralph Nader
“ Never tell people how to do things. Tell them what to do and they will surprise you with their ingenuity. “
-Gen. George S. Patton