If a window of opportunity appears, don't pull down the shade.

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"Hire for attitude, train for skill."

- Tom Peters

Belief

"Being aware of your own weaknesses could be your biggest strength."

- Tom Peters

Self-awareness

"Organize as much as possible around teams, to achieve enhanced focus, task orientation, innovativeness, and individual commitment."

- Tom Peters

Teamwork

"Mastery is great, but even that is not enough. You have to be able to change course without a bead of sweat, or remorse."

- Tom Peters

Leadership

"Leaders don’t create followers, they create more leaders."

- Tom Peters

Leadership

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"What a wonderful time to be young! You have knowledge of many more things than we needed to have. It is my conviction that your generation is better and stronger than was ours — better in many ways! I have faith that you young men and young women can meet the world on its own terms and conquer it!"

- President Boyd K. Packer

Ambition

"Stay away from those people who try to disparage your ambitions. Small minds will always do that, but great minds will give you a feeling that you can become great too."

- Mark Twain

Ambition

"Don’t bunt. Aim out of the ballpark. Aim for the company of immortals."

- David Ogilvy

Ambition

"No one changes the world who isn’t obsessed."

- Billie Jean King

Ambition

"Some people want it to happen, some wish it would happen, others make it happen."

- Michael Jordan

Ambition