Top 548 Quotes & Sayings by Simon Sinek - Page 3

If you look at the average age of a company on the Dow Jones index, it's something like 35 years or younger. In other words... success is no indication of longevity.

Wal-Mart's size and scale is so vast they literally have the ability to change the face of the entire country. If Wal-Mart were to make a decision tomorrow to refuse to sell a single product made with partially hydrogenated oils, for example, we'd probably see rates from heart disease decline a few years later. That's how powerful Wal-Mart is.

I look for the hotels that have figured out the comfortable balance - a modern room that is well designed, and really clean sheets.

Republicans are completely befuddled by Obama's 'star power' and don't seem to have a clear or effective strategy to compete.

I think most people are inherently interested in how their brain works, in what makes them tick.

The Democrats' response throughout the healthcare debate? Give the people more statistics.

If we care about the average working American, then Wal-Mart matters. A lot.

I use Apple because they're easy to understand and everybody gets it.

The hardest part is starting. Once you get that out of the way, you'll find the rest of the journey much easier.

If you hire people just because they can do a job, they'll work for your money, but if they believe what you believe, they'll work for you with blood and sweat and tears.

People don't buy what you do; they buy why you do it and what you do simply proves what you believe.

It doesn't matter how much we know, it matters how clearly others can understand what we know.

The responsibility of the company is to help the people, grow as people. If we can do that, then the company will grow as a company.

Most people think leadership is about being in charge. Most people think leadership is about having all the answers and being the most intelligent person or the most qualified person in the room. The irony is that it is the complete opposite. Leadership is about empowering others to achieve things they did not think possible. Leadership is about pointing in the direction, articulating a vision of the world that does not yet exist. Then asking help from others to insure that vision happens.

It's better to go slowly in the right direction than go speeding off in the wrong direction.

No one knows everything. But together, we know a whole lot.

People will do as they are told by someone who outranks them, but they will only follow someone they believe in.

A leader's job is not to do the work for others; it's to help others figure out how to do it themselves, to get things done and to succeed beyond what they thought possible.

Dream big. Start small. But most of all, start.

Some in management positions operate as if they are in a tree of monkeys. They make sure that everyone at the top of the tree looking down sees only smiles. But all too often, those at the bottom looking up see only asses.

Offer your strengths to others and you'll be amazed how many people offer their strengths to you.

When people are financially invested, they want a return. When people are emotionally invested, they want to contribute.

Stand for people. Not a product or service or metric or number. If we stand for real, living, breathing people, we will change the world.

Communication is not about speaking what we think. Communication is about ensuring others hear what we mean.

A leader's job is not just to get the best out of their people-a leader's job is to make more leaders.

We'd achieve more if we chase the dream instead of the competition.

The most important thing to do before you die is live.

Authenticity is about imperfection. And authenticity is a very human quality. To be authentic is to be at peace with your imperfections. The great leaders are not the strongest, they are the ones who are honest about their weaknesses. The great leaders are not the smartest; they are the ones who admit how much they don't know. The great leaders can't do everything; they are the ones who look to others to help them. Great leaders don't see themselves as great; they see themselves as human.

The ability for a group of people to do remarkable things hinges on how well those people can pull together as a team.

When we help ourselves, we find moments of happiness. When we help others, we find lasting fulfillment.

Working hard for something we don't care about is called stress; working hard for somthing we love is called passion.

We can make up for lost money, but we can't make up for lost time.

We can teach only if we are willing to learn.

Vision is a destination - a fixed point to which we focus all effort. Strategy is a route - an adaptable path to get us where we want to go.

When we point to obstacles we inhibit progress. When we offer solutions we advance.

It is better to disappoint people with the truth than to appease them with a lie.

Focus on long term success but be willing to make short term adjustments to get there

If you sell what you do, you're a vendor. If you sell why you do it, you're a brand.

What you do is proof of what you believe.

Success always takes help. Failure is done alone.

Achievement happens when we pursue and attain what we want. Success comes when we are in clear pursuit of Why we want it.

Work with people who believe what you believe.

A small team, committed to a cause bigger than themselves, can achieve absolutely anything.

The goal is not to be perfect by the end. The goal is to be better today.

Leadership is not about being in charge. Leadership is about taking care of those in your charge.

If everything goes right, we get a good experience. If everything goes wrong, we get a good story.

Hearing is listening to what is said. Listening is hearing what isn't said.

The mind can be convinced, but the heart must be won.

Trust has two dimensions: competence and integrity. We will forgive mistakes of competence. Mistakes of integrity are harder to overcome.

Listening is not understanding the words of the question asked, listening is understanding why the question was asked in the first place.

Life is beautiful not because of the things we see or do. Life is beautiful because of the people we meet.

Self confidence is the ability to exercise restraint in the face of disrespect and still show respect in response.

The value of our lives is not determined by what we do for ourselves. The value of our lives is determined by what we do for others.

The difference between those who do and those who don't is that those who don't believe it when they are told they can't.

Leading is not the same as being the leader. Being the leader means you hold the highest rank, either by earning it, good fortune or navigating internal politics. Leading, however, means that others willingly follow you—not because they have to, not because they are paid to, but because they want to.

A team is not a group of people that work together. A team is a group of people that trust each other.

Always plan for the fact that no plan ever goes according to plan.

Give someone responsibility and they will do their best. Make them accountable and they will do even better.

Great companies don’t hire skilled people and motivate them, they hire already motivated people and inspire them. People are either motivated or they are not. Unless you give motivated people something to believe in, something bigger than their job to work toward, they will motivate themselves to find a new job and you’ll be stuck with whoever’s left.

There are only two ways to influence human behavior: you can manipulate it or you can inspire it.