49 quotes found
Author and speaker · American · 1973
American author and speaker (born 1973)
“I love science fiction - always have.”
“The cost of leadership is self-interest.”
“Leadership is a choice. It is not a rank.”
“A friend is an emotional bond, just like friendship is a human experience.”
“Leadership is not about the next election, it's about the next generation.”
“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, theyll work for your money. But if you hire people who believe what you believe, theyll work for you with blood and sweat and tears.”
“Working hard for something we don't care about is called stress: Working hard for something we love is called passion.”
“Working hard for something we do not care about is called stress, working hard for something we love is called passion.”
“Cowards...cling to the hope that failure will never happen and may be sloppy in the face of danger - not because they don't acknowledge that it exists, but because they are just too afraid of it to...”
“A star wants to see himself rise to the top.A leader wants to see those around him rise to the top.”
“Innovators are the ones whose dreams are clearer than the reality that tells them they're crazy.”
“Great companies don`t hire skilled people and motivate them, they hire already motivated people and inspire them. People are either motivated or they are not. Unless you give motivated people somet...”
“Responsibility is not doing as we are told, that's obedience. Responsibility is doing what is right.”
“Empathy is not something we offer to our customers or our employees from nine to five... (it) is... "a second by second, minute by minute service that [we] owe to everyone if [we] want to call [our...”
“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 ...”
“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...”
“The world is a bell curve. Classroom test scores, employee performance in a company or how many people really, really like you. No matter the population you're studying, they always fit neatly acro...”
“A leader's job is not to do the work for others, it's to help others figure out how to do it themselves, to get things done, and to succeed beyond what they thought possible.”
“Some people are born good-looking. Some have the gift of gab. And some are lucky enough to be born smarter than the rest of us. Whether we like it or not, Mother Nature does not dole these characte...”
“We can't all be good at everything. This is partly the logic behind having a team in the first place, so each role can be filled with the person best suited for that role and together, every job an...”
“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 w...”
“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 ...”
“The only time I waste is time I spend doing something that, in my gut, I know I shouldn't. If I choose to spend time playing video games or sleeping in, then it's time well spent, because I chose t...”