“Management is about persuading people to do things they do not want to do, while leadership is about inspiring people to do things they never thought they could.”

Focusing is all about saying no.

Don’t let the noise of others’ opinions drown out your own inner voice.

Customers don’t measure you on how hard you tried, they measure you on what you deliver.

We don’t settle for anything less than excellence.

Focusing is about saying No.

Sometimes life is going to hit you in the head with a brick. Don’t lose faith.

The journey is the reward.

Deciding what not to do is as important as deciding what to do.

It doesn’t make sense to hire smart people and tell them what to do; we hire smart people so they can tell us what to do.

Your customers don’t care about you. They don’t care about your product or service. They care about themselves, their dreams, their goals. Now, they will care much more if you help them reach their goals, and to do that, you must understand their goals, as well as their needs and deepest desires.

A brand is simply trust.

The most precious resource we have is time.

Innovation is usually the result of connections of past experiences.

If you don’t cannibalize yourself, someone else will.

Great things in business are never done by one person, they’re done by a team of people.

You go to your TV to turn your brain off. You go to the computer when you want to turn your brain on.

You don’t need a significant other to lead a significant life.

God leads every soul by a separate path.

The worst mistake a leader can make is to mentor no one, choose no successor and leave no legacy.

Our wounds ultimately give us wisdom. Our stumbling blocks inevitably become our stepping stones. And our setbacks lead us to our strengths

A very small shift in direction can lead to a very meaningful change in destination.

America cannot continue to lead the family of nations around the world if we suffer the collapse of the family here at home.

The road must eventually lead to the whole world.

You become a leader when you decide to be an original and not a copy.