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" I couldn't understand why my productivity went down when I had deliberately made more time available to write. Then I realized it was because I wasn't flying as much. "

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" Any parent who tells their kids that they can't attend a school play or go to a soccer match because they have to work is kidding themselves. It's OK to miss a game or two or a performance here and there, but it's not all right to miss the majority of them. "

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" Great leaders state out loud what they intend to do and in doing so, they get things done. "

" The quality of a leader cannot be judged by the answers he gives, but by the questions he asks. "

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" If you can clearly articulate the dream or the goal, start. "

" Multi-millionaires who pay half or less than half of the percentage of tax the rest of us pay justify their actions by saying they pay what the law requires. Though true, the fact is they found ways within the law to beat the purpose of the law - which, in the case of taxes, is that we all pay our fair share. "

" If we care about the average working American, then Wal-Mart matters. A lot. "

" Entrepreneurs see the thing they want or need, then try to figure out a process of how to get it. People who shouldn't be entrepreneurs see the standard process they need to go through to get the thing they want or need then decide if they want to go through that process. "

" Entrepreneurs must be practical experts. They needn't set out to be subject matter experts in what they do; they must set out to solve a problem or pursue some cause or purpose greater than themselves. "

" I love science fiction - always have. "

" I try to find, celebrate and teach leaders how to build platforms that will inspire others. "

" Great leaders are willing to sacrifice the numbers to save the people. Poor leaders sacrifice the people to save the numbers. "

" Nike doesn't want to make products for everyone - they want to make products for champions. "

" Whether individuals or organisations, we follow those who lead not because we have to, but because we want to. We follow those who lead not for them, but for ourselves. "

Simon Sinek

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" There are two kinds of experts: academic experts and practical experts. One is not better than the other, but they are very different, and each offers very different value. "

" Anyone who achieves any kind of success, however you want to define it, sometimes can't let go of it. "

" The big picture doesn't just come from distance; it also comes from time. "

" TiVo and other digital recording devices have confounded advertisers. The ad industry sees the technology as a threat to their product. "

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" I like stories of the classic hero, of good versus evil, the ones in which the good guys wear white and the bad guys wear black... and I love a good sword fight. "

" There's nothing efficient about innovation. "

" In the 1980s America reacted to the Soviet Union's invasion of Afghanistan. We supported a war that left a nation torn to pieces. And as the last Soviet tank left the country, so did we. "

" My sister made certain choices about the life she wanted. Those choices include a steady job, a husband and children. But balance and stability come at a cost. It is harder for her to be spontaneous. It is harder to just up and leave. "

" Offer someone the opportunity to rebuild a company or reinvent an industry as the primary incentive, and it will attract those drawn to the challenge first and the money second. "

" I know there's a difference between being successful and feeling successful. And if you ask me if I feel successful, the honest answer is 'not yet.' "

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" Starbucks was founded around the experience and the environment of their stores. Starbucks was about a space with comfortable chairs, lots of power outlets, tables and desks at which we could work and the option to spend as much time in their stores as we wanted without any pressure to buy. The coffee was incidental. "

" Babe Ruth was not afraid to strike out. And it was this fearlessness that contributed to his remarkable career. "

" I look for the hotels that have figured out the comfortable balance - a modern room that is well designed, and really clean sheets. "

" Humility, I have learned, must never be confused with meekness. Humility is being open to the ideas of others. "

" In the military, they give medals for people who are willing to sacrifice themselves so that others may survive. In business, we give bonuses to people who sacrifice others. "

" There is no decision that we can make that doesn't come with some sort of balance or sacrifice. "

" Believing that your competition is stronger and better than you pushes you to better yourselves. "