Leaders’ Talk: Influencing people

Leaders' Talk: Influencing people

• "Find others with the same interests, see the barriers, and find ways to cut through them." — Bill Gates

• "Do you remember the fun we had when we started all those years ago? We didn't have any money then, did we? We didn't have any time either. But we took risks." — Alfred Hitchcock

• "Be inspired by the success of others but don't be intimidated by it." — Daymond John

• "If something is important enough, even if the odds are against you, you should still do it." — Elon Musk

• "There's a moment every morning when you look in the mirror: Are you committed, or are you not?" — LeBron James

• "Your legacy is being written by yourself. Make the right decisions." — Gary Vaynerchuk

• "Identify your problems, but give your power and energy to solutions." — Tony Robbins

• "Pursuing what you believe in already constitutes success regardless of the outcome." — Daniel Lubetzky

• "The idea is not to live forever. It is to create something that will." — Andy Warhol

• "Don't turn away from what's painful. Examine it. Challenge it." — Steven Spielberg

• "I feel that luck is preparation meeting opportunity." — Oprah Winfrey

• "Progress will come in fits and starts. It's not always a straight line. It's not always a smooth path." — Barack Obama

• "Don't you dare underestimate the power of your own instinct." — Barbara Corcoran

• "Everything comes to him who hustles while he waits." — Thomas Edison

• "Sharing emotions builds deeper relationships. Motivation comes from working on things we care about." — Sheryl Sandberg

• "When it's tough, will you give up, or will you be relentless?" — Jeff Bezos

• "The discipline involved in finishing a piece of creative work is something on which you can truly pride yourself." — J.K. Rowling

• "Determine never to be idle. No person will have the occasion to complain of the want of time, who never loses any." — Thomas Jefferson

• "If you want to live a happy life tie it to a goal, not to people or things." — Albert Einstein

• "The only way to do great work is to love what you do. If you haven't found it yet, keep looking. Don't settle." — Steve Jobs

• "For a startup, if your idea doesn't work, not many people will have noticed. Keep pushing on to the next idea." — Richard Branson

• "Predicting rain doesn't count. Building arks do." — Warren Buffett

• "Be the best, not the first." — Tim Cook

• "If you're prepared and you know what it takes, it's not a risk. You just have to figure out how to get there. There is always a way to get there." — Mark Cuban

• "My life didn't please me, so I created my life." — Coco Chanel