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" Money is a short-term result that incentivizes short-term decision making. "

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" 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. "

" I find, when you're an optimist, life has a funny way of looking after you. "

" If you hire people just because they can do a job, they'll work for your money. But if you hire people who believe what you believe, they'll work for you with blood, sweat, and tears. "

" Champions are not the ones who always win races - champions are the ones who get out there and try. And try harder the next time. And even harder the next time. 'Champion' is a state of mind. They are devoted. They compete to best themselves as much if not more than they compete to best others. Champions are not just athletes. "

" The lives we live are a bit of a straight-hair vs. curly-hair thing. We often want what we don't have. In reality, it's not about better or worse; it's just perception. "

" There's nothing efficient about innovation. "

" 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. "

" The most basic human desire is to feel like you belong. Fitting in is important. "

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

" Like a good parent can't also be his child's best friend, a leader with authority requires some separation from subordinates. "

" Notoriously outspoken, his sentences always punctuated with profanities, General George S. Patton was the epitome of what a leader should be like - or so he thought. Patton believed a leader should look and act tough, so he cultivated his image and his personality to match his philosophy. "

" I don't enjoy eating humble pie; it never tastes good. But I do appreciate it when it happens. "

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

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

" To become an academic expert takes years of studying. Academic experts are experts in how and what others have done. They use case studies and observation to understand a subject. "

" Over 90% of people go home at the end of the day feeling unfulfilled by their work, and I won't stop working until that statistic is reversed - until over 90% of people go home and can honestly say, 'I love what I do.' "

" It is only from the people I've had the good fortune to meet that I am learning the lessons to guide me. Baz Luhrmann, director of 'Moulin Rouge,' for example, has a childlike curiosity about the world. He doesn't pretend to know all the answers - quite the opposite, in fact. He asks loads of questions of everyone. "

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

" 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. "

" Though there are lessons that can be learned about becoming a great leader, most exist inherently in the bellies of those who lead. "

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

" There is not a single one of us with a job that is not completely reliant in some way shape or form on others. "

" In this age of omniconnectedness, words like 'network,' 'community' and even 'friends' no longer mean what they used to. Networks don't exist on LinkedIn. A community is not something that happens on a blog or on Twitter. And a friend is more than someone whose online status you check. "

" I use Apple because they're easy to understand and everybody gets it. "

" You'll never see the president carry his own luggage, and why? Because even though we know he has luggage, it would reduce his stature if he was too much like us. We need to think of our leaders as being above us, even though they must still relate to us. "

" Halloween is one of my favorite days of the year. I have a strict rule: I don't work on Halloween and I won't travel on Halloween. Not for any reason. "

" There is a difference between listening and waiting for your turn to speak. "

" Actions speak louder than words. All companies say they care, right? But few actually exercise that care. "

" The challenge of the unknown future is so much more exciting than the stories of the accomplished past. "