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"Management is doing things right; leadership is doing the right things"

"Efficiency, which is doing things right, is irrelevant until you work on the right things"

"If we all did the things we are capable of doing, we would literally astound ourselves"

"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."

"Effective leadership is putting first things first. Effective management is discipline, carrying it out."

"Most of the important things in the world have been accomplished by people who have kept on trying when there seemed to be no hope at all."

"To access the energy of the human spirit, people need to clarify priorities and establish accompanying rituals in three categories: doing what they do best and enjoy most at work; consciously allocating time and energy to the areas of their lives - work, family, health, service to others - they deem most important; and living their core values in their daily behaviors"

"The thing is, continuity of strategic direction and continuous improvement in how you do things are absolutely consistent with each other. In fact, they’re mutually reinforcing."

"All we are doing is looking at the time line, from the moment the customer gives us an order to the point when we collect the cash. And we are reducing the time line by reducing the non-value adding wastes."

"Continuous improvement is not about the things you do well — that’s work. Continuous improvement is about removing the things that get in the way of your work. The headaches, the things that slow you down, that’s what continuous improvement is all about."

"Good is the enemy of great. That’s why so few things become great."

"I’m as proud of many of the things we haven’t done as the things we have done. Innovation is saying no to a thousand things."

"Something is wrong if workers do not look around each day, find things that are tedious or boring, and then rewrite the procedures. Even last month’s manual should be out of date."

"Far and away the best prize that life offers is the chance to work hard at work worth doing."

"Management is efficiency in climbing the ladder of success; leadership determines whether the ladder is leaning against the right wall"

"There is only one way to happiness, and that is to cease worrying things which are beyond the power of our will"

"The happiness of most people we know is not ruined by great catastrophes or fatal errors, but by the repetition of slowly destructive little things"

"The first step to getting the things you want out of life is this: Decide what you want"

"Far better it is to dare mighty things, to win glorious triumphs, even though checkered by failure, than to take rank with those poor spirits who neither enjoy much nor suffer much, because they live in the gray twilight that knows neither victory nor defeat"

"The world is ruled by letting things take their course"

"Good order is the foundation of all things"

"A man is rich in proportion to the number of things he can afford to let alone"

"If you want to achieve excellence, you can get there today. As of this second, quit doing less-than - excellent work"

"Not doing more than the average is what keeps the average down"

"To do two things at once is to do neither"

"The most important thing is to find out what is the most important thing"

"Be Content with what you have; rejoice in the way things are. When you realize there is nothing lacking, the whole world belongs to you"

"Man often becomes what he believes himself to be. If I keep on saying to myself that I cannot do a certain thing, it is possible that I may end by really becoming incapable of doing it. On the contrary, if I have the belief that I can do it, I shall surely acquire the capacity to do it even if I may not have it at the beginning"

"No great artist ever sees things as they really are. If he did he would cease to be an artist"

"I have been impressed with the urgency of doing. Knowing is not enough; we must apply. Being willing is not enough; we must do"

"If your mind isn’t clouded by unnecessary things, then this is the best season of your life"

"The greatest of all gifts is the power to estimate things at their true worth"

"Success is not the key to happiness. Happiness is the key to success. If you love what you are doing, you will be successful."

"We always strive after what is forbidden, and desire the things refused us"

"Disciplining yourself to do what you know is right and important, although difficult, is the high road to pride, self-esteem and personal satisfaction"

"As I see it, every day you do one of two things: build health or produce disease in yourself"

"The greatest pleasure in life is doing what people say you cannot do"

"A life spent making mistakes is not only more honorable, but more useful than a life spent doing nothing"

"Quality is free. It’s not a gift, but it’s free. The ‘unquality’ things are what cost money."

"Eighty-five percent of the reasons for failure are deficiencies in the systems and process rather than the employee. The role of management is to change the process rather than badgering individuals to do better."

"Management is always part of the equation of making the company successful, so the quality of management always matters."

"If you have to control people, you have to have an administrative force that does it. So in U.S. industry, even more than elsewhere, there's layer after layer of management - a kind of economic waste, but useful for control and domination. And the same is true in universities."

"Whenever you see darkness, there is extraordinary opportunity for the light to burn brighter."

"Speed is useful only if you are running in the right direction"

"To accomplish great things, we must not only act, but also dream; not only plan, but also believe"

"Many of us spend half our time wishing for things we could have if we didn’t spend half our time wishing"

"Energy and persistence conquer all things"

"The history of the world is full of men who rose to leadership, by sheer force of self-confidence, bravery and tenacity"

"Criticism is something we can avoid easily by saying nothing, doing nothing, and being nothing"

"It is not because things are difficult that we do not dare; it is because we do not dare that things are difficult"