Quotes from Important people to inspire

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Jack Welch (Former chairman and CEO, General Electric)

“Arrogance is a killer, and wearing ambition on one's sleeve can have the same effect. There is a fine line between arrogance and self-confidence.” — Jack: Straight from the Gut, 2001. 

Henry Ford (Founder, The Ford Motor Company)

"A business that makes nothing but money is a poor business." — Quoted in News Journal, 1965. 

Virginia Rometty (Chairman and CEO, IBM)

“Your value will be not what you know; it will be what you share." — Council on Foreign Relations event, 2013. 

Walt Disney (Co-founder, The Walt Disney Company)

"A person should set his goals as early as he can and devote all his energy and talent to getting there." —  Quoted in Walt Disney, Magician of the Movies, 1966. 

Arianna Huffington (Co-founder and editor-in-chief, The Huffington Post)

“We think, mistakenly, that success is the result of the amount of time we put in at work, instead of the quality of time we put in.” — Thrive: The Third Metric to Redefining Success and Creating a Life of Well-Being, Wisdom, and Wonder, 2014. 

Howard Schultz (CEO of Starbucks)

“Risk more than others think is safe. Dream more than others think is practical.” — Onward: How Starbucks Fought for Its Life without Losing Its Soul, 2007.

Steve Jobs (Co-founder, Apple)

“Your time is limited, so don’t waste it living someone else’s life.” — Stanford Commencement address, 2005

Sheryl Sandberg (CEO, Facebook)

"Trying to do it all and expecting that it all can be done exactly right is a recipe for disappointment. Perfection is the enemy." — Lean In, 2013. 

Richard Branson (Founder and Chairman, Virgin Group)

“Courage is what it takes to stand up and speak; courage is also what it takes to sit down and listen.” — The Virgin Way: Everything I Know About Leadership, 2014.

Warren Buffett (CEO, Berkshire Hathaway)

"Someone is sitting in the shade today because someone planted a tree a long time ago." — Of Permanent Value: The Story of Warren Buffett by Andrew Kilpatrick, 2007