All Quotes

Unselfish

There is no limit to what a man can do or where he can go if he doesn”t mind who gets the credit. Slogan from Ronald W. Reagan – American politician, 1981-89 40th president (1911-2004), goes back to an entry of Jesuit Father Strickland”s diary in 1863, Quotations books 2014 + 2026

Complecancy

The greatest threat to the future of a successful company is not the competitors or the market or technical developments, but in most cases the internal complacency. Robert M. Tomasko – American Business Consultant, author and professor at the American University (b. 1948), Quotations book 2014

Actions speak louder than words

As I grow older, I pay less attention to what men say. I just watch what they do. attributed to Andrew Carnegie – Scottish-born American steel industrialist (1835-1919), could not be verified by the Carnegie Collection without any doubts, Quotations book 2014

Second thought

Writing is the art of the second thought. René J. Cappon – American author and journalist (1924-2007), Quotattions book 2014

Go to the place of events

I say young managers: Go out to your employees, go out to your customers. Make sure that a creative, vibrant atmosphere is created so that things get going. Every day you spend in your office, is a lost day. Jack Welch – born John Francis Welch jr., legendary American manager: General Electric (1935-2020), Fortune 1999: Manager of the Century, Quotations...

Implementing

An organization’s ability to learn, and translate that learning into action rapidly, is the ultimate competitive Advantage. Jack Welch – born John Francis Welch jr., legendary American manager: General Electric (1935-2020), Fortune 1999: Manager of the Century, Quotations book 2014

Past and future

We are made wise not by the recollection of our past, but by the responsibility for our future. George Bernard Shaw – Irish writer, Nobel Prize in literature 1925 (1856-1950), from “Back to Methuselah” (1921), Quotations book 2014

Performance

The best performance is produced by a person, not a committee. Sir John Marks Templeton – value investor and philanthropist (1912-2008), Quotations book 2014

Product perception

In the factory we make cosmetics; in the store we sell hope. Charles Haskell Revson – American entrepreneur, founder of Revlon (1906-1975), Quotations book 2014

Values

There are few, if any, jobs in which ability alone is sufficient. Needed, also, are loyalty, sincerity, enthusiasm and team play. attributed to William B. Given Jr.  – American entrepreneur: American Brake Shoe Company, Quotations book 2014

Willpower

The difference between a successful person and others is not a lack of strength, not a lack of knowledge, but rather a lack of will. Vince Lombardi – legendary American football coach (1913-1970), Quotations book 2014

Requests

Though God will not fulfill all our requests, he will fulfill his promises. Dietrich Bonhoeffer – German Lutheran theologian (Confessing Church) and resistance fighter (1906-1945), from “Widerstand und Ergebung” (publ.1998), Quotations book 2015

Motivation

People often say motivation doesn”t last. Neither does bathing – that”s why we recommend it daily. Zig Ziglar – American author, motivational speaker and entrepreneur (1926-2012), Quotations book 2014

Give and take

You can have everything in life you want, if you will just help enough other people get what they want. Zig Ziglar – American author, motivational speaker and entrepreneur (1926-2012), Quotations books 2014 + 2023

Handling

It”s not what happens to you that determines how far you will go in life; it is how you handle what happens to you. Zig Ziglar – American author, motivational speaker and entrepreneur (1926-2012), Quotations book 2014

Direction

Lack of direction, not lack of time, is the problem. We all have twenty-four hour days. Zig Ziglar – American author, motivational speaker and entrepreneur (1926-2012), Quotations book 2014

Reasons

People don’t buy for logical reasons. They buy for emotional reasons. Zig Ziglar – American author, motivational speaker and entrepreneur (1926-2012)

Critics

There has never been a statue erected to honor a critic. Zig Ziglar – American author, motivational speaker and entrepreneur (1926-2012)

Success

Success is the maximum utilization of the ability that you have. Zig Ziglar – amerikanischer Autor, Motivationstrainer und Unternehmer (1926-2012)

Friends

If you go looking for a friend, you’re going to find they’re scarce. If you go out to be a friend, you’ll find them everywhere. Zig Ziglar – American author, motivational speaker and entrepreneur (1926-2012)