Quotes
“You can compromise on many things but never on the vision”
Harley Lovegrove
"Trust is the emotional key that keeps us believing in each other. Trust is fickle, trust is precious. Trust, once lost, is very hard to regain"
Harley Lovegrove
"If you want to get something done, ask a busy person"
Harley Lovegrove
“For every positive action we take, somewhere there will be a negative impact that at least needs considering”
Harley Lovegrove
"Every desire for change will be met by an equal and opposite reaction”
Harley Lovegrove
“Only when we step into someone else’s shoes can we really begin to see ourselves”
Harley Lovegrove
"Our ego is our emotional assessment of our own self worth"
Harley Lovegrove
“A deadline is nothing without conviction”
Harley Lovegrove
"Anticipation is the foundation for all good strategy"
Harley Lovegrove
"All inspirational leaders have two precious things they are willing to share; the seeds of new ideas and a vision of success "
Harley Lovegrove
"Listening is not passive, it is engaging.
Listening is allowing your mind and soul to empathize with the person that is speaking.
Listening is not about agreement or disagreement, it is not about what you think or believe in - that is a lecture.
Listening is about understanding where the message is coming from and the circumstances that surround it.
In everything we do, perhaps listening is the hardest of them all?"
Harley Lovegrove
"Do not dwell on what might have been but work upon your dreams"
Harley Lovegrove
“There is a difference between playing politics and active self promotion: Politics is the hollow game to obtain something more than you truly deserve, whereas self promotion is the open display of one’s natural talents and achievements”
Harley Lovegrove
"A good idea is not enough, it needs to be nurtured, tested and then put into action"
Harley Lovegrove
"True leadership is inspiring people to do great things, then acknowledging them when they do"
Harley Lovegrove
"Don't be afraid to take a big step, if one is indicated. You can't cross a chasm in two small jumps"
David Lloyd George
"Everything should be made as simple as possible, but not simpler "
Albert Einstein
"Everybody knows if you are too careful you are so occupied in being careful that you are sure to stumble over something"
Gertrude Stein
"Time is the scarcest resource of the manager; If it is not managed, nothing else can be managed"
Peter F. Drucker
"The key is in not spending time, but in investing it"
Stephen R. Covey
"The person who risks nothing, does nothing, has nothing, is nothing, and becomes nothing. He may avoid suffering and sorrow, but he simply cannot learn and feel and change and grow and love and live"
Leo F. Buscaglia quotes, 1924-199
"It's not the plan that is important, it's the planning”
Dr Graeme Edwards
"Confidence comes not from always being right but from not fearing to be wrong"
Peter T. Mcintyre
"Each indecision brings its own delays and days are lost lamenting over lost days...What you can do, or think you can do, begin it. For boldness has magic, power, and genius in it"
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
"A good leader takes a little more than his share of the blame, a little less than his share of the credit"
Arnold H. Glasgow
"Every job is a self-portrait of the person who does it. Autograph your work with excellence"
Author Unknown
"Quality means doing it right when no one is looking"
Henry Ford
"We judge ourselves by what we feel capable of doing, while others judge us by what we have already done"
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Kavanagh, 1849
"When you blame others, you give up your power to change"
Author Unknown
"It takes as much energy to wish as it does to plan"
Eleanor Roosevelt
“Do not speak unless you can improve the silence”
Proverb
“Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world. Indeed, It is the only thing that ever has”
Margaret Mead
"When making your choice in life, do not neglect to live"
Samuel Johnson
"All our knowledge begins with the senses, proceeds to understanding and ends with reason. There is nothing higher than reason"
Immanuel Kant
“To improve is to change; to be perfect is to change often”
Winston Churchill
"A man may fulfill the object of his existence by asking a question he cannot answer, and attempting a task he cannot achieve"
Oliver Wendell Holmes
“Winners compare their achievements with their goals, while losers compare their achievements with those of other people”
Nido Qubein
“You have to learn the rules of the game. And then you have to play better than anyone else”
Albert Einstein
“In a start-up company, you basically throw out all assumptions every three weeks.”
William Lyon Phelps
‘Don't be afraid to take a big step, if one is indicated. You can't cross a chasm in two small jumps’
David Lloyd George
'Everybody knows if you are too careful you are so occupied in being careful that you are sure to stumble over something.’
Gertrude Stein
'Everything should be made as simple as possible, but not simpler.’
Albert Einstein
'The key is in not spending time, but in investing it.'
Stephen R. Covey