Leadership Quotes/Sayings
By Brad Winters
Below are some famous and not so famous quotes about leadership, life, and happiness... Enjoy!
"We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, therefore, is not an act, but a habit." -- Aristotle
"The only job security you have today os your commitment to continuous personal improvement." -- Ken Blanchard
"We are shaped by our thoughts; we become what we think. When the mind is pure, joy follows like a shadow that never leaves." -- Buddha
Dale Carnegie Quotes
"Remember, happiness doesn't depend upon who you are or what you have, it depends solely upon what you think." -- Dale Carnegie
"Many people think that if they were only in some other place, or had some other job, they would be happy. Well, that is doubtful. So get as much happiness out of what you are doing as you can and don't put off being happy until some future date." -- Dale Carnegie
"The price of greatness is responsibility over each of your thoughts." -- Winston Churchill
"If you don't try, if you don't do something for yourself, you won't get anywhere. " -- Bobby Darin
"It's easier to build strong children than to repair broken men." -- Frederick Douglas
"People learn the most when teaching others." -- Peter Drucker
"The ideals which have always shone before me and filled me with the joy of living are goodness, beauty, and truth." -- Albert Einstein
Ralph Waldo Emerson Quotes
"Happiness is a perfume which you cannot pour on someone without getting some on yourself." -- Ralph Waldo Emerson
"Imagination is a very high sort of seeing." -- Ralph Waldo Emerson
"Life is a perpetual instruction in cause and effect." -- Ralph Waldo Emerson
"Life is a succession of lessons which must be lived to be understood." -- Ralph Waldo Emerson
“The only thing that can grow is the thing you give energy to." -- Ralph Waldo Emerson
"Trying to grow up is hurting. You make mistakes. You try to learn from them, and when you don't, it hurts even more." -- Aretha Franklin
"We must all hang together; else we shall all hang separately." -- Benjamin Franklin
"Any fool can criticize, condemn and complain and most fools do." -- Benjamin Franklin
"Happiness is when what you think, what you say, and what you do are in harmony. -- Mahatma Gandhi
"Things which matter most should never be at the mercy of things which matter least." -- Johann von Goethe
"The love of liberty is the love of others; the love of power is the love of ourselves." -- William Hazlitt
"Do your BEST, and forget the rest." -- Tony Horton
"Turn off your mind, and focus on what you've got to do task at hand." -- Tony Horton
"Life's greatest happiness is to be convinced we are loved." -- Victor Hugo
"A house divided against itself cannot stand." -- Abraham Lincoln
"Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man's character, give him power." -- Abraham Lincoln
"The only way to do great work is to love what you do." -- Steve Jobs
"To be trusted is a greater compliment than to be loved." -- George MacDonald
John C. Maxwell Quotes
"Be generous, be humble, and be grateful when achieving your dreams." -- John Maxwell
"In my experience, followers always ask leaders 3 questions: 1) Do you care 4 me? 2) Can you help me? 3) Can I trust you?" -- John Maxwell
"Successful people do what is right no matter how they feel, and by doing right, they feel good." -- John Maxwell
"To succeed in life, we must stay within our strength zone but continually move outside our comfort zone." -- John Maxwell
"What is there to be afraid of? The worst thing that can happen is you fail. So what? I failed at a lot of things." -- John Mellencamp
"You've got bad eating habits if you use a grocery cart in a 7-11" -- Dennis Miller
"Few of us can do great things, but all of us can do small things with great love." -- Mother Teresa
"The more you have, the more you're occupied; the less you have, the more free you are." -- Mother Teresa
"Always do more than is required." -- George S. Patton
"There are no secrets to success. It is the result of preparation, hard work, and learning from failure." -- Colin Powell
"To give anything less than your best is to sacrifice the gift." -- Steve Prefontaine
"Happiness lies in the joy of achievement and the thrill of creative effort." -- Franklin D. Roosevelt
"He who makes no mistakes makes no progress." -- Teddy Roosevelt
Robin Sharma Quotes
"A runner doesn't just show up and win a race. He trains long and hard. Do you just show up every day and hope to win?" -- Robin Sharma
"Critics only speak up when they see someone shining. Average work doesn't threaten them." -- Robin Sharma
"Few things feel as unbelievably great as working out hard." -- Robin Sharma
"Begin to live each day as if it was your last." -- Robin Sharma
"Build wisdom and confidence in others by forcing them to think and decide for themselves." -- Brian Tracy
"If you want to be the best, find out what the top people do & do it yourself." -- Brian Tracy
"My life is a battle." -- Voltaire
"Life is hard; it's harder if you're stupid. -- John Wayne
"All you can do is all you can do, but all you can do is enough." -- Art Williams
Brad Winters Quotes
"A great start to the perfect day - a world-class workout at the gym... It's hard to feel miserable after a great workout." -- Brad Winters
"All you can do is all you can do... If all you can do, is still not good enough, then go do something else." -- Brad Winters
"Discontented people are exactly the kind of people that made America so Great. Sometimes it’s good to be frustrated; it leads to change." -- Brad Winters
"Effective communication is the best way to solve problems." -- Brad Winters
"Everything breaks; the only things that last are things you're willing to fix." -- Brad Winters
"I admire people who have and show "class." Coach Pat Riley has class! I can only hope other people say the same about me." -- Brad Winters
"I think you can measure how pathetic your life is by how much joy you get from learning about other people's faults and troubles." -- Brad Winters
"If you want to lead a family/team/organization, learn to lead/manage yourself first." -- Brad Winters
"Leaders are made through discipline, training, experience, failure, and the desire to continually improve. -- Brad Winters
"Life is all about choices. Today, show compassion for others, think powerful thoughts, and exercise self control." -- Brad Winters
"Live Foods and Exercise = Good Health and Happiness. Make eating the right foods and daily workouts a top priority." -- Brad Winters
"My diet plan. 8am to 12noon: only fruits and fruit juice. Noon to 8pm: vegetarian meals. From 8pm to 8am the kitchen is CLOSED." -- Brad Winters
"Our greatest individual challenge in life is self-discipline. The self-discipline of a healthy diet, daily exercise, controlling our thoughts, selflessly serving others, and living a life of integrity." -- Brad Winters
"Originality is so hip and cool, but to be original you must dare to be corny." -- Brad Winters
"Success is a collection of small victories & disappointing setbacks. Understand the process, stay positive, & focus on the fundamentals." -- Brad Winters
"Surround yourself with positive people and positive influences." -- Brad Winters
"Talent is the discipline, commitment, and willpower to practice/train/study often, long, and hard. Discover your passion and pay the price." -- Brad Winters
"The more I simplify my life, the happier I feel." -- Brad Winters
"Today make GOOD DECISIONS. Decide to selflessly serve others, to control your thoughts, to eat water-rich foods and to get lots of exercise. -- Brad Winters
"When it is all about winning, once you've done it, you lose interest; stay focus on helping/developing young people as your long-term goal." --- Brad Winters
"Discipline yourself to do the things you need to do when you need to do them, and the day will come when you will be able to do the things you want to do when you want to do them!" -- Zig Ziglar
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