12 Can't-Miss Quotes From Famous People You Need to Hear Today

Duke Ellington on Worrying

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"There are two kinds of worries - those you can do something about and those you can't. Don't spend any time on the latter."

- Duke Ellington, musician

Jeff Bezos on Making Word of Mouth Work

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"If you do build a great experience, customers tell each other about that. Word of mouth is very powerful."

- Jeff Bezos, Amazon.com CEO

Woody Allen on Failure

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“If you're not failing every now and again, it's a sign you're not doing anything very innovative.”

- Woody Allen, director

Stephen Covey on Accountability

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“I am not a product of my circumstances. I am a product of my decisions.”

- Stephen Covey, author

The founder of McDonald's on Self-Improvement

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“Are you green and growing or ripe and rotting?”

- Ray Kroc, McDonald's CEO

Oliver Wendell Holmes on Charting a Course

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"I find the great thing in this world is not so much where we stand, as in what direction we are moving. To reach a point we must sail sometimes with the wind and sometimes against it, but we must sail, and not drift, nor lie at anchor."

- Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr., 19th century writer, poet and philosopher

A 12th Century Philosophy on Making Decisions

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“The risk of a wrong decision is preferable to the terror of indecision.”

- Maimonides, 12th century philosopher & physician

GE's Former CEO on Leadership

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“Before you are a leader, success is all about growing yourself. When you become a leader, success is all about growing others.”

- Jack Welch, Former CEO of GE

Hunter S. Thompson on Being an Intelligent Gambler

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“There are many harsh lessons to be learned from the gambling experience, but the harshest one of all is the difference between having fun and being smart.”

- Hunter Thompson, Author of "Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas"

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Writer Warren Bennis on Leadership

“Leadership is the capacity to translate vision into reality.”

- Warren Bennis, writer

England's Former Prime Minister on Circumstances

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“We are not creatures of circumstance; we are creators of circumstance.”

- Benjamin Disraeli, British prime minister

Henry Ford on Life-long Learning

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"There are two kinds of worries - those you can do something about and those you can't. Don't spend any time on the latter."

- Duke Ellington, musician

"If you do build a great experience, customers tell each other about that. Word of mouth is very powerful."

- Jeff Bezos, Amazon.com CEO

“If you're not failing every now and again, it's a sign you're not doing anything very innovative.”

- Woody Allen, director

“I am not a product of my circumstances. I am a product of my decisions.”

- Stephen Covey, author

“Are you green and growing or ripe and rotting?”

- Ray Kroc, McDonald's CEO

"I find the great thing in this world is not so much where we stand, as in what direction we are moving. To reach a point we must sail sometimes with the wind and sometimes against it, but we must sail, and not drift, nor lie at anchor."

- Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr., 19th century writer, poet and philosopher

“The risk of a wrong decision is preferable to the terror of indecision.”

- Maimonides, 12th century philosopher & physician

“Before you are a leader, success is all about growing yourself. When you become a leader, success is all about growing others.”

- Jack Welch, Former CEO of GE

“There are many harsh lessons to be learned from the gambling experience, but the harshest one of all is the difference between having fun and being smart.”

- Hunter Thompson, Author of "Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas"

“Leadership is the capacity to translate vision into reality.”

- Warren Bennis, writer

“We are not creatures of circumstance; we are creators of circumstance.”

- Benjamin Disraeli, British prime minister

"Anyone who stops learning is old, whether at 20 or 80. Anyone who keeps learning stays young."

- Henry Ford, Founder of Ford Motors Co.

"There are two kinds of worries - those you can do something about and those you can't. Don't spend any time on the latter."

- Duke Ellington, musician

"If you do build a great experience, customers tell each other about that. Word of mouth is very powerful."

- Jeff Bezos, Amazon.com CEO

“If you're not failing every now and again, it's a sign you're not doing anything very innovative.”

- Woody Allen, director

“I am not a product of my circumstances. I am a product of my decisions.”

- Stephen Covey, author

“Are you green and growing or ripe and rotting?”

- Ray Kroc, McDonald's CEO

"I find the great thing in this world is not so much where we stand, as in what direction we are moving. To reach a point we must sail sometimes with the wind and sometimes against it, but we must sail, and not drift, nor lie at anchor."

- Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr., 19th century writer, poet and philosopher

“The risk of a wrong decision is preferable to the terror of indecision.”

- Maimonides, 12th century philosopher & physician

“Before you are a leader, success is all about growing yourself. When you become a leader, success is all about growing others.”

- Jack Welch, Former CEO of GE

“There are many harsh lessons to be learned from the gambling experience, but the harshest one of all is the difference between having fun and being smart.”

- Hunter Thompson, Author of "Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas"

“Leadership is the capacity to translate vision into reality.”

- Warren Bennis, writer

“We are not creatures of circumstance; we are creators of circumstance.”

- Benjamin Disraeli, British prime minister

"Anyone who stops learning is old, whether at 20 or 80. Anyone who keeps learning stays young."

- Henry Ford, Founder of Ford Motors Co.

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