Simon Sinek Quotes
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There are leaders, and there are those who lead. Leaders are those who hold a position of power or authority. But those who lead are those who inspire us. And it's those who start with why, that have the ability to inspire those around them or find others who inspire them.
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Greatness is not born from one success. Greatness is born from persevering through the countless failed attempts that preceded.
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Leaders may inspire, but only when the people decide to act does the leader's vision become a movement.
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Life changes for the better when we realize that we don't have to know everything and we don't have to pretend we do.
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Value is not determined by those who set the price. Value is determined by those who choose to pay it.
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I never wanted to be a public speaker.
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What I thought I developed all of those years ago was a pattern to understand communication.
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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.
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The more you inspire, the more people will inspire you.
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Dr. King gave the "I have a dream" speech, not the "I have a plan" speech.
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Givers advance the world. Takers advance themselves and hold the world back
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I need an army. I need people out there who are either preaching with me to different audiences that I can't get to or who are implementing the work and helping people actually learn their why or practice their why or implement their why because I don't do that.
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Though there are lessons that can be learned about becoming a great leader, most exist inherently in the bellies of those who lead.
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Leaders volunteer to go first into danger. Their willingness to sacrifice for us is the reason we're inspired to follow.
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People will do as they are told by someone who outranks them, but they will only follow someone they believe in.
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No one knows everything. But together, we know a whole lot.
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Authenticity is more than speaking; Authenticity is also about doing. Every decision we make says something about who we are.
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The value of networking is not measured by the number of people we meet but by the number of people we introduce to others.
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You have to have a patience for exercise. You have to have a patience for college. You have to have a patience for relationships. Once the momentum gets going it takes on a life all of its own.
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Simple ideas are easier to understand. Ideas that are easier to understand are repeated. Ideas that are repeated change the world.
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Leadership is not a rank or a position, it is a choice - a choice to look after the person to the left of us & the person to the right of us.
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We think that we all have to like each other before we trust each other and that necessarily is not the case.
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Most politicians are not authentic.
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Leaders don’t complain about what’s not working. Leaders celebrate what is working and work to amplify it.