793 Inspirational Quotes To Your Boss (2023)
1. “Winners never quit and quitters never win.” ~ Vince Lombardi
2. “Thanks for being the boss. Without you, I’d probably be out of a job by now!”
3. “Out of clutter, find simplicity. From discord, find harmony. In the middle of difficulty lies opportunity.” —Albert Einstein
4. “A leader takes people where they want to go. A great leader takes people where they don’t necessarily want to go, but where they ought to be.” -Rosalynn Carter
5. “Being the boss of your own career, you get used to having veto power and getting what you want, or as close to what you want as you have mapped out. ” — Neko Case
6. “A good boss makes his men realize they have more ability than they think they have so that they consistently do better work than they thought they could. ” — Charles Erwin Wilson
7. “Not on the sideline, not in the spotlight”: COSBOA’s Matthew Addison reviews the budget for small business
8. “You can be the most productive and most effective, but politics show up as ego, jealousy, and sabotage from bosses who can’t perform. ” ― Richie Norto
9. “Even the frankest and bravest of subordinates do not talk with their boss the same way they talk with colleagues. ”
10. “Failure is the key to success; each mistake teaches us something.” —Morihei Ueshiba
11. “Waiting for perfect is never as smart as making progress.” ~ Seth Godin
12. “You’ve got to get up every morning with determination if you’re going to go to bed with satisfaction.” —George Lorimer
13. “We must find time to stop and thank the people who make a difference in our lives.” —John F. Kennedy
14. “There are no secrets to success. It is the result of preparation, hard work, and learning from failure.” —Colin Powell
15. “Don’t spend so much time trying to choose the perfect opportunity, that you miss the right opportunity.” ~ Michael Dell
16. The way that you all respect each other’s opinions and ideas is admirable
17. “If you’re offered a seat on a rocket ship, don’t ask what seat! Just get on.” —Sheryl Sandberg
18. “Good thinkers are always in demand. A person who knows how may always have a job, but the person who knows why will always be his boss. ” — John C. Maxwell
19. I really enjoy working with you, and you have such positive energy!
20. “In my house I’m the boss, my wife is just the decision maker. ”
21. “If people are doubting how far you can go, go so far that you can’t hear them anymore.” —Michele Ruiz
22. The way that you dealt with that obstacle despite the circumstances was extremely inspiring
23. “When you innovate, you’ve got to be prepared for everyone telling you you’re nuts.” —Larry Ellison
24. “If you think your teacher is tough, wait till you get a boss. ”
25. “Do one thing everyday that scares you” — Eleanor Roosevelt
26. “Thank you” isn’t enough to show my gratitude, but I will say it again because it is a start. Thank you for everything that you do!
27. “Thanks for being our fearless leader and helping us through this crazy year.”
28. “Success is the sum of small efforts – repeated day in and day out. ” – Robert Collier
29. “Tell your boss what you really think about him and the truth shall set you free. ” — Patrick Murray
30. Your positive attitude has had a huge impact on the team as a whole
31. “A good leader is a person who takes a little more than his share of the blame and a little less than his share of the credit.” John Maxwell
32. “If you don't build your own dreams someone will hire you to build theirs. ” – Tony
33. I appreciate the fact that you are so trustworthy, and that you trust me too
34. “To have long-term success as a coach or in any position of leadership, you have to be obsessed in some way.” Pat Riley
35. Being a genuine leader can test someone every day. The reward to leadership done right, seeing someone
36. “Success is not the key to happiness. Happiness is the key to success. If you love what you are doing, you will be successful.” ~ Albert Schweitzer
37. “Your skills and passion mingle when you be your own boss.” ~ Invajy
38. “We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit.” —Aristotle
39. “If you’re a boss, and not a leader, your time is limited. ” ― T. F. Hodge
40. “Every leader is a boss, but every boss is not a leader. ” ― Amit Kalantri
41. “Logic will get you from A to B. Imagination will take you everywhere.” —Albert Einstein
42. “I would be a billionaire if I was looking to be a selfish boss. That’s not me. ” — Alfred North Whitehead
43. “People capable of making enough money to never work again are the same people who will never quit working.” ~ Chris Dixon
44. Expressing my heartfelt gratitude to you, boss. A million thanks to the best boss in the world! Thank you
45. “There is no passion to be found in settling for a life that is less than the one you are
46. “Ability is what you’re capable of doing. Motivation determines what you do. Attitude determines how well you do it.” —Lou Holtz
47. “My idea of management is that what your job is as the boss is to find really good people and empower them and leave them alone. ” ― Ruth Reichl
48. “Trembling as usual, I dropped to one knee and, holding on to the drum with one hand, looked up, wondering what he, my boss, had against me, what made him pull such terrifying faces, faces so indignant, so full of suffering that they always made me believe that I was a repulsive person and a hopeless worker who inflicted the most ignoble blows on his noble superior.”
49. “Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work.” —Thomas Edison
50. “The speed of the boss is the speed of the team. ” — Lee Iacocca
51. “The greatest leader is not necessarily the one who does the greatest things. He is the one that gets the people to do the greatest things.” -Ronald Reagan
52. “When something is important enough, you do it even if the odds are not in your favor. ” – Elon Musk
53. “The best way out is always through.” —Robert Frost
54. “If you’re not prepared to be wrong, you’ll never come up with anything original.” —Ken Robinson
55. “Good management is the art of making problems so interesting and their solutions so constructive that everyone wants to get to work and deal with them.” — Paul Hawken
56. “A Boss in Heaven is the best excuse for a boss on earth, therefore If God did exist, he would have to be abolished. ”
57. “Leadership is an action, not a position.” -Donald McGannon
58. “A group of sheep led by a tiger can defeat a group of tigers led by a sheep.”
59. “The greater danger for most of us lies not in setting our aim too high and falling short, but in setting our aim too low and achieving our mark.” ~ Michelangelo
60. “Accomplishing the impossible means only that the boss will add it to your regular duties. ” — Doug Larson
61. “There is a difference between being a leader and being a boss. Both are based on authority. A boss demands blind obedience; a leader earns his authority through understanding and trust.” Klaus Balkenhol
62. “The way to achieve your own success is to be willing to help somebody else get it first.” -Iyanla Vanzant
63. “Divine love is the sublime boss of the universe. ”
64. “If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, you are a leader.” —John Quincy Adams
65. “From being nothing to something, I have travelled a long journey under the guidance of my boss. ”
66. “If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more. You are a leader. ”
67. Thank you for exceeding our expectations
68. Thank you for the advice you offer me, I really appreciate it, and it has helped me a lot
69. You are a leader. ”. . . It is always said that actions speak
70. “We can do anything we want to do if we stick to it long enough.” —Helen Keller
71. “The customer is always right” must’ve been a typo. We all know the real quote is “the boss is always right.” Happy Boss Day!
72. “Thank you for understanding my difficult situation and offering such support. Your kindness and generosity are much appreciated. ”
73. “A boss says ‘go and make sure you do it’; a leader says, ‘let’s go and make it happen. ’ Bosses control people; leaders involve them. ” ― Israelmore Ayivor
74. “A leader takes people where they want to go. A great leader takes people where they don’t necessarily want to go, but ought to be.” Rosalynn Carter
75. “Eighty percent of success is showing up.’” —Woody Allen
76. “What’s dangerous is not to evolve.” —Jeff Bezos
77. “A man always has two reasons for doing anything: a good reason and the real reason.” J.P. Morgan
78. “The greatest discovery of all time is that a person can change his future by merely changing his attitude.” —Oprah Winfrey
79. “Logic will get you from A to B. Imagination will take you everywhere.” ~ Albert Einstein
80. “What we fear doing most is usually what we most need to do.” —Ralph Waldo Emerson
81. “Whether you think you can or think you can’t, you’re right.” —Henry Ford
82. “Obstacles are those frightful things you see when you take your eyes off your goal.” –-Henry Ford
83. “I would be a billionaire if I was looking to be a selfish boss. That’s not me. ”
84. “You learn more from failure than from success. Don’t let it stop you. Failure builds character.” —Unknown
85. “With ordinary talent and extraordinary perseverance, all things are attainable.” —Thomas Fowell Buxton
86. Thank you for setting a great example for your team members and coworkers
87. “Live life as if everything is rigged in your favor.” —Rumi
88. “You can’t be a good boss without first being a good person. ” ― Sarvesh Jain
89. “There is only one boss. The customer. ”
90. “Don’t think of it as failure. Think of it as time-released success.” —Robert Orben
91. “If you have built castles in the air, your work need not be lost; that is where they should be. Now put the foundations under them.” —Henry David Thoreau
92. “A boss oversteps the boundaries of good taste and the implied condition of good faith in an employment agreement whenever they demand that their subordinates assist them resolve their personal as opposed to professional problems. ” ― Kilroy J. Oldster
93. “When people go to work, they shouldn’t have to leave their hearts at home.” – Betty Bender
94. The way you all take responsibility for your individual projects is admirable
95. Everyone’s ideas work seamlessly with each other - keep it up!
96. “Remember, teamwork begins by building trust. And the only way to do that is to overcome our need for invulnerability.” Patrick Lencioni
97. “Every exit is an entry somewhere else.” —Tom Stoppard
98. “Without ambition one starts nothing. Without work, one finishes nothing. The prize will not be sent to you. You have to win it.“ —Ralph Waldo Emerson
99. “Fall seven times and stand up eight.” —Japanese Proverb
100. You are amazing at cheering people up and making them feel more motivated
101. “If your dreams don’t scare you, they are too small.” —Richard Branson
102. “I think that there shouldn’t be an age limit to become a boss, so having that element is really important. ” — Zendaya
103. “True leaders don’t create followers, they create more leaders. ”
104. “You will never change your life until you change something you do daily.” ~ Mike Murdock
105. “The greatest leader is not necessarily the one who does the greatest things. He is the one that gets the people to do the greatest things.” -Ronald Reagan
106. “If everyone is moving forward together, then success takes care of itself.” — Henry Ford
107. “Thank you for being such a great help. You’ve helped me so much to grow and improve. I’m very grateful for all your time and advice. ”
108. “The pessimist sees difficulty in every opportunity. The optimist sees opportunity in every difficulty.” —Winston Churchill
109. As a manager, you set a fantastic example for all of us to follow
110. We admire your positive attitude when obstacles are thrown your way
111. “I was taught that the way of progress is neither swift nor easy.” —Marie Curie
112. “When you give joy to other people, you get more joy in return. You should give a good thought to happiness that you can give out.” —Eleanor Roosevelt
113. “If you look for perfection, you will never be content.” —Leo Tolstoy
114. “Never allow a person to tell you no, who doesn’t have the power to say yes.” —Eleanor Roosevelt
115. “There is only one boss: the customer. And he can fire everybody in the company, from the chairman on down, simply by spending his money somewhere else. ” — Sam Walton
116. “Don't let people intimidate you into downgrading your goals. They intimidate only because they are intimidated by your goals.”
117. “Leadership is not about titles, positions, or flow charts. It is about one life influencing another.” John C. Maxwell
118. “Authority confined in you does not make you a leader. It is the authority created by you that makes you influence people with your purpose. ” ― Israelmore Ayivor
119. . “Everyone has a boss, and a business owner’s boss is the customer. ” ― Sabrina Newby
120. “If you would convince a man that he does wrong, do right. But do not care to convince him. Men will believe what they see. Let them see.” Henry David Thoreau
121. “If self-employment is the opposite of employed-by-other, than a job is outsourcing your freedom (time and talent) to a boss.”
122. “A baby is the most demanding boss, but pays your salary with smiles and love. ” ― Apollo M
123. Surround Yourself With The Best People
124. “I am not bossy, I am the boss. ” — Beyonce Knowles
125. “Every man wants commendation, so do not just commend your boss, commend those who are under you.”
126. “The government, which was designed for the people, has got into the hands of the bosses and their employers, the special interests. An invisible empire has been set up above the forms of democracy. ”
127. “A different world cannot be built by indifferent people.” ~ Peter Marshall
128. Look at the big picture
129. “You need to battle with fear of failure to achieve your goals in life.” ~ Invajy
130. “You’re only as young as the last time you changed your mind.” —Timothy Leary
131. “People respond well to those that are sure of what they want.” — Anna Wintour
132. “What is it that you like doing? If you don’t like it, get out of it, because you’ll be lousy at it. You don’t have to stay with a job for the rest of your life, because if you don’t like it you’ll never be successful in it.” ~ Lee Iacocca
133. “Success is no accident. It is hard work, perseverance, learning, studying, sacrifice and most of all, love of what you are doing or learning to do.” —Edson Arantes do Nascimento (Pelé
134. “The words of the tongue should have three gatekeepers: Is it true? Is it kind? Is it necessary?” — Arabian Proverb
135. “This company has many advantages over other employers, but having you as the boss is the best one!”
136. “Perseverance is failing 19 times and succeeding the 20th.” —Julie Andrews
137. Each and every one of you is an invaluable member of this team
138. The support that you show to all of your employees is extremely appreciated
139. “The strength of the team is each individual member. The strength of each member is the team.” — Phil Jackson
140. “A boss has always been a motivational factor but sometimes an employee can motivate the hell out a boss as well. ”
141. “Learn as if you will live forever. Live like you will die tomorrow.” —Mahatma Gandhi
142. “A good boss makes his men realize they have more ability than they think they have so that they consistently do better work than they thought they could. ”
143. “Don’t spend so much time trying to choose the perfect opportunity, that you miss the right opportunity. ” – Michael Dell
144. Thank you for always lending a helping hand
145. “A leader is a dealer in hope.” Napoleon
146. “None of us is as smart as all of us.” — Ken Blanchard
147. “You have to get hurt . That is how you learn . The strongest people out there , the ones who laugh the hardest , those are the people who have fought the toughest battles . But they've decided longback , they're not going to let anything down . They are showing the world who's the boss here”
148. “You have to set goals that are almost out of reach. If you set a goal that is attainable without much work or thought, you are stuck with something below your true talent and potential.” —Steve Garvey
149. “No man will make a great leader who wants to do it all himself, or to get all the credit for doing it.” – Andrew Carnegie
150. “You must do the thing you think you cannot do.” ~ Eleanor Roosevelt
151. “Without leaps of imagination, or dreaming, we lose the excitement of possibilities. Dreaming, after all, is a form of planning” — Gloria Steinem
152. “The very essence of leadership is that you have to have vision. You can’t blow an uncertain trumpet.” Father Theodore M. Hesburgh
153. “To help others develop, start with yourself! When the boss acts like a little god and tells everyone else they need to improve, that behavior can be copied at every level of management. Every level then points out how the level below it needs to change. The end result: No one gets much better. ” — Marshall Goldsmith
154. “My idea of management is that what your job is as the boss is to find really good people and empower them and leave them alone. ” ― Ruth Reichl
155. “You will never leave where you are, until you decide where you’d rather be.” ~ Dexter Yager
156. “Surround yourself with great people; delegate authority; get out of the way” Ronald Reagan
157. “Every leader is a boss, but every boss is not a leader. ” ― Amit Kalantri4. “Leadership is not a position. It is who you are. ” ― Janna Cachola
158. “The question isn’t who is going to let me; it’s who is going to stop me.” —Ayn Rand
159. “Impossible is just an opinion.” —Paulo Coelho
160. “When you are grateful, fear disappears, and abundance appears.” — Anthony Robbins
161. “One day or day one. You decide.” —Paulo Coelho
162. “Forget past mistakes. Forget failures. Forget everything except what you’re going to do now and do it.” —William Durant
163. “Perseverance is not a long race; it is many short races one after the other.” —Walter Elliot
164. Your attention to detail is evident in everything that you do
165. “People often say that motivation doesn’t last. Well, neither does bathing; that’s why we recommend it daily.” —Zig Ziglar
166. “Don’t talk unless you can improve the silence.” — Jorge Luis Borges
167. “Your own mental attitude is your real boss. ”
168. “You can have results or excuses. Not both.” —Arnold Schwarzenegger
169. “A boss loves power; a leader loves people.”
170. “Keep your fears to yourself, but share your courage with others.” Robert Louis Stevenson
171. “The first thing the secretary types is the boss. ”
172. “A goal properly set is halfway reached.” —Zig Ziglar
173. Your attention to detail really makes our jobs go a lot smoother
174. We have really enjoyed seeing what you have to offer, and we can’t wait to see more
175. “You can be the most productive and most effective, but politics show up as ego, jealousy, and sabotage from bosses who can’t perform. ” ― Richie Norto
176. “Being your own boss is much superior to working for the man. Including working for your father. ”
177. “I have three precious things which I hold fast and prize. The first is gentleness; the second is frugality; the third is humility, which keeps me from putting myself before others. Be gentle and you can be bold; be frugal and you can be liberal; avoid putting yourself before others and you can become a leader among men.” Lao Tzu
178. “Be a leader with a ladder, not a boss with an order. ” ― Debasish Mridha MD
179. “If your instigations stop, then there will not be anyone to instigate you. All these are indeed the results of your own [past] instigations. 'You' are a King of the whole universe. 'You' do not indeed have anyone above you (as a boss, upari). 'You', yourself are the Parmatma (absolute supreme Soul).”
180. The way that you come up with new ideas so quickly is so desirable
181. “You’ll never get rich by working for your boss. ” ― Felix Dennis
182. “Don’t waste your energy trying to educate or change opinions; go over, under, through, and opinions will change organically when you’re the boss. Or they won’t. Who cares? Do your thing, and don’t care if they like it.” Tina Fey
183. “You miss 100% of the shots you don’t take” ~ Wayne Gretzky
184. “Everyone has a boss, and a business owner’s boss is the customer. ” ― Sabrina Newby
185. “It must be borne in mind that the tragedy of life doesn’t lie in not reaching your goal. The tragedy lies in having no goals to reach.” —Benjamin E. Mays
186. “Don’t count the days, make the days count.” —Muhammad Ali
187. “Don't hire anyone you wouldn't want to run into in the hallway at three in the morning.”
188. “By working faithfully eight hours a day you may eventually get to be boss and work twelve hours a day. ” – Robert Frost
189. “The student has goals. The master has systems to reach her goals.” —Maxime Legace
190. “People ask the difference between a leader and a boss. The leader leads, and the boss drives. ”
191. “The quality of a person’s life is in direct proportion to their commitment to excellence, regardless of their chosen field of endeavor.” —Vince Lombardi
192. “It’s always too soon to quit!” —Norman Vincent Peale
193. “Without change, something sleeps inside us, and seldom awakens. The sleeper must awaken.” —Frank Herbert
194. “Every strike brings me closer to the next home run.” —Babe Ruth
195. “The truth is that bosses…don’t matter as much as most of us believe. They typically account for less than 15 percent of the gap between good and bad organizational performance, although they often get over 50 percent of the blame and credit. ” ― Robert I. Sutton
196. “A goal should scare you a little and excite you a lot.” –-Joe Vitale
197. “If you want to be happy, set a goal that commands your thoughts, liberates your energy and inspires your hopes.” — Andrew Carnegie
198. Happy to be on this journey with you. Thank you for always seeing the best in us and
199. “I knew that if I failed I wouldn’t regret that, but I knew the one thing I might regret is not trying. ” – Jeff Bezos
200. “By faithfully working eight hours a day you may eventually get to be boss and work twelve hours a day. ”
201. “Victory is always possible for the person who refuses to stop fighting.” —Napoleon Hill
202. “People buy into the leader before they buy into the vision.” John Maxwell
203. “Your work is going to fill a large part of your life, and the only way to be truly satisfied is to do what you believe is great work. And the only way to do great work is to love what you do. If you haven’t found it yet, keep looking. Don’t settle. As with all matters of the heart, you’ll know when you find it.” —Steve Jobs
204. “Be the leader, not the boss. ” ― Debasish Mridha MD
205. “If you are working on something exciting that you really care about, you don’t have to be pushed. The vision pulls you.” —Steve Jobs
206. “If you do what you’ve always done, you’ll get what you’ve always gotten.” ~ Tony Robbins
207. “Amateurs sit and wait for inspiration, the rest of us just get up and go to work”. —Stephen King
208. “I don’t focus on what I’m up against. I focus on my goals and I try to ignore the rest.” —Venus Williams
209. “The world is changing very fast. Big will not beat small anymore. It will be the fast beating the slow.” —Rupert Murdoch
210. “Never look down on anybody unless you’re helping them up.” — Jesse Jackson
211. “A leader leads by example, not by force.” – Sun Tzu
212. “You can do anything, but not everything. Prioritize better.” —David Allen
213. “Change your opinions, keep to your principles. Change your leaves, keep your roots intact.” —Victor Hugo
214. All the good adjectives won't be
215. “The way to get started is to quit talking and begin doing.” ~ Walt Disney
216. “Power isn’t control at all–power is strength, and giving that strength to others. A leader isn’t someone who forces others to make him stronger; a leader is someone willing to give his strength to others that they may have the strength to stand on their own.” Beth Revis
217. “It’s not that I’m so smart, it’s just that I stay with problems longer.” —Albert Einstein
218. “Only the wisest and stupidest of men never change.” —Confucius
219. “I like my father being the boss in my life. ” — Shreya Ghoshal
220. “Learn the rules like a pro, so you can break them like an artist.“ —Pablo Picasso
221. “The best bosses master the fine art of emotional detachment. They learn to forgive people who lash out at them… and they learn to forgive themselves, too. ” ― Robert I. Sutton
222. “Management is doing things right; leadership is doing the right things.” -Peter F. Drucker
223. “You’ll never make a fortune working for the boss man. ” ― Jeannette Walls
224. “Being the boss anywhere is lonely. Being a female boss in a world of mostly men is especially so. ” ― Robert Frost
225. I really appreciate the constant constructive feedback that I receive from you
226. “Stop being afraid of what could go wrong, and start being excited about what could go right” — Tony Robbins
227. “Intelligence is the ability to adapt to change”. —Stephen Hawking
228. “The thing about goals is that living without them is a lot more fun, in the short run. It seems to me, though, that the people who get things done, who lead, who grow and who make an impact… those people have goals.” —Seth Godin
229. “Well, what I tried to do is to just listen to my voice, because my voice is my boss. She decides. ”
230. “Become the kind of leader that people would follow voluntarily, even if you had no title or position.” Brian Tracy
231. Collectively, you have all made this project work
232. “I see the invisible. I believe the incredible. I attempt the impossible.” —Robert Schuller
233. “I can’t think of anyone I’d rather have for a boss. Thanks for all you do.”
234. “It is not the strongest of the species that survive, nor the most intelligent, but the one most responsive to change.” —Charles Darwin
235. Well done on working so hard together!
236. “Failure is often that early morning hour of darkness which precedes the dawning of the day of success.” —Leigh Mitchell Hodges
237. “First they ignore you, then they ridicule you, then they fight you, and then you win.” —Mahatma Gandhi
238. “A leader…is like a shepherd. He stays behind the flock, letting the most nimble go out ahead, whereupon the others follow, not realizing that all along they are being directed from behind.” Nelson Mandela
239. Thank you for all of your guidance. It has helped me to improve my strengths
240. “It doesn’t matter what your boss thinks as long as he doesn’t cry. ” ― Gerry Geek
241. “You must want to be a butterfly so badly, you are willing to give up being a caterpillar.” —Trina Paulus
242. “Goals. There’s no telling what you can do when you get inspired by them. There’s no telling what you can do when you believe in them. And there’s no telling what will happen when you act upon them.” —Jim Rohn
243. “The mark of a great man is one who knows when to set aside the important things in order to accomplish the vital ones.” Brandon Sanderson
244. “I just want to express my appreciation for your thoughtful guidance and mentorship. I’m grateful to have had the opportunity to learn from you. ”
245. Even though the going gets tough, you continue to keep calm and come up with a better solution
246. I am extremely lucky to have hired you
247. “I hire the most talented of people who are the least likely to throw a punch in the workplace.”
248. “I nearly said something, but then thought better of it. It doesn’t pay to publicly point out the failings of the person providing your paycheck. ” ― Donald G. Firesmith
249. “Nothing will work unless you do.” —Maya Angelou
250. “A good leader leads the people from above them. A great leader leads the people from within them. ” – M. D. Arnold
251. “If you don’t build your dream, someone else will hire you to help them build theirs.” — Dhirubhai Ambani
252. “If you can’t yet do great things, do small things in a great way.” ―Napoleon Hill
253. “One of the huge mistakes people make is that they try to force an interest on themselves. You don’t choose your passions; your passions choose you.” ~ Jeff Bezos
254. “Smoke and Mirrors”: Startups react to the 2023 budget
255. ” Likes Remember the difference between a boss and a leader; a boss says 'Go!' - a leader says 'Let's go!' — EM Kelly
256. “The moment you doubt whether you can fly, you cease forever to be able to do it”. —J. M. Barrie, Peter Pan
257. “Leaders don’t inflict pain, they share pain.” – Max Depree
258. “All successful people have a goal. No one can get anywhere unless he knows where he wants to go and what he wants to be or do. ” —Norman Vincent Peale
259. “By recording your dreams and goals on paper, you set in motion the process of becoming the person you most want to be. Put your future in good hands—your own.” —Mark Victor Hansen
260. “Nature has given us all the pieces required to achieve exceptional wellness and health, but has left it to us to put these pieces together.” —Diane McLaren
261. “I appreciate you more because of the road I’ve traveled. My story brought me to you, and I wouldn’t revise a word of my past if it led me anywhere but to your door.” —Aaron Polson
262. “Sidney Crosby is the best player in the NHL”
263. “I have no boss but my conscience. ” — Mehmet Murat Ildan
264. “An effective boss is someone who doesn’t have to boss around to be effective. ” ― Jag Randhawa
265. “Think big and don’t listen to people who tell you it can’t be done. Life’s too short to think small. ” – Tim Ferriss
266. “Progress is impossible without change, and those who cannot change their minds cannot change anything.” —George Bernard Shaw
267. “One of the lessons that I grew up with was to always stay true to yourself and never let what somebody else says distract you from your goals.” —Michelle Obama
268. “‘Give as few orders as possible,’ his father had told him once long ago. ‘Once you’ve given orders on a subject, you must always give orders on that subject.'” Frank Herbert (from Dune)
269. We are definitely on each other’s wavelength when it comes to our work ethics
270. “There is no passion to be found in settling for a life that is less than the one you are capable of living” — Nelson Mandela
271. “The joy about the recording is that you are your own boss. You don’t have a director telling you how to do it. ”
272. “The difference between ordinary and extraordinary is that little extra.” —Jimmy Johnson
273. “I don’t want to be my own boss. I want to be my own colleague. ” — Demetri Martin
274. “Sitting in your office and just thinking that you would love to be your own boss won’t make you an entrepreneur. You need to take that first step.” ~ Invajy
275. “Management is doing things right; leadership is doing the right things.” Peter F. Drucker
276. Your creativity and new ideas really help the company as a whole
277. “Greatness only comes before hustle in the dictionary.” —Ross Simmonds
278. “Failure is success in progress.” —Albert Einstein
279. “How wonderful it is that nobody need wait a single moment before starting to improve the world.” —Anne Frank
280. “Courage is not having the strength to go on; it is going on when you don’t have the strength.” —Theodore Roosevelt
281. “A goal is a dream with a deadline.” – Napoleon Hill
282. “Only those who dare to fail greatly can ever achieve greatly.” ~ Robert F. Kennedy
283. You are an extremely reliable employee I have got and you always get the job done well and on time
284. “Working for you is an honor, working without you is an absolute horror. Working under you is a pleasure, an experience that I will truly treasure. ”
285. “Accomplishing the impossible means only that the boss will add it to your regular duties. ”
286. “The best bosses break down problems into bite-sized pieces and talk and act like each little task is something that people can complete without great difficulty. ” ― Robert I. Sutton
287. “The growth and development of people is the highest calling of leadership. ”
288. “No guts, no story.” Chris Brady
289. “A good boss asks what part she could have played in the problem. And then she asks herself what she can do better next time. ” ~ Lisi Harrison
290. “Hard work spotlights the character of people. Some turn up their sleeves. Some turn up their noses, and some don’t turn up at all.” —Sam Ewing
291. “Very often managers are just a noise, while the real boss is the project, which we work for and which pays us. ” ― Yegor Bugayenko
292. “Thank you for believing in me and giving me this opportunity. I’m looking forward to making the most of it. ”
293. “Now, if your boss is a sadist, then you have a big problem. In that case, fire your boss and get a new job. ” — Donald Trump
294. “People who wonder if the glass is half empty or half full miss the point. The glass is refillable.” —Unknown
295. “Let me tell you the secret that has led to my goal. My strength lies solely in my tenacity.” —Louis Pasteur
296. “Just don’t give up trying to do what you really want to do. Where there is love and inspiration, I don’t think you can go wrong.” —Ella Fitzgerald
297. “Why do I want somebody to tell me what to do, tell me what I’m doing wrong? I want to be the boss. ” — Bubba Watson
298. “People ask the difference between a leader and a boss. The leader leads, and the boss drives. ” — Theodore Roosevelt
299. “A winner is just a loser who tried one more time.” —George M. Moore Jr.
300. “We’re here for a reason. I believe a bit of the reason is to throw little torches out to lead people through the dark.” Whoopi Goldberg
301. “I’m humbled and appreciative of the bonus. It’s a great reminder of the hard work that I’ve put in and will continue to put in. ”
302. ” -Donald McGannon · “A leader takes people where they want to go. · “Working for you is an honor,
303. “Dream big and dare to fail.” —Norman Vaughan
304. “Behind every successful employee is a powerful boss.” “The greatness of a boss lies in how he can inspire his employees.” “Appreciation from your boss goes a ...
305. “The joy about the recording is that you are your own boss. You don’t have a director telling you how to do it. ”— Jim Dale
306. “Every boss, if you are forgetting, is another human being made of bones and flesh and likes it when his ego gets stroked. ” ― Abhishek Ratna
307. “Success at the highest level comes down to one question: ‘Can you make the choice that your happiness can come from someone else’s success?’ No one has qualities like courage, vision, charisma, adaptability, and decisiveness in equal measure. But every great leader does make the same decision–and so can you.” Jeff Haden (sorry, couldn’t resist)
308. “I’m just ’bout that action boss. ”
309. “We must believe that we are gifted for something and that this thing must be attained.” —Marie Curie
310. “A river cuts through a rock not because of its power, but its persistence.” —Jim Watkins
311. “When you work for yourself, it’s a real bummer when you don’t like the boss!” ― Anthony T. Hincks
312. “Thanks for putting up with me!”
313. “A good leader always accepts the blame and distributes the reward. ” ― Amit Kalantri
314. “Go as far as you can see; when you get there, you'll be able to see further.” — Thomas Carlyle
315. You have set the bar high for people who want to be in a position like yours
316. “Believe you can and you’re halfway there.” —Theodore Roosevelt
317. “I learned to always take on things I'd never done before. Growth and comfort do not coexist." — Ginni Rometty
318. “To know how much there is to know is the beginning of learning to live.” —Dorothy West
319. “Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn’t do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.” ~ Mark Twain
320. “It always seems impossible until it’s done.” —Nelson Mandela
321. “True leaders don’t create followers, they create more leaders. ”
322. “Think big and don’t listen to people who tell you it can’t be done. Life’s too short to think small.” ~ Tim Ferriss
323. Thank you for always speaking up in team meetings and coming up with a unique perspective
324. “Tough times never last, but tough people do.” —Robert Schuller
325. “Great things never come from comfort zones” — Anon
326. “Some people have the courage to bungee jump or even sky dive, yet they lack the courage to work for themselves. ” ― Mokokoma Mokhonoana
327. “From being nothing to something, I have travelled a long journey under the guidance of my boss. ”
328. Working with you has helped me to hone in on my passion for this line of work
329. “I let ballplayers yell back at me because I wasn’t trying to prove I’m boss. I know I’m boss. ”
330. “You don’t lead by pointing and telling people some place to go. You lead by going to that place and making a case.” Ken Kesey
331. “I just wanted to express my appreciation for your guidance and support. Your mentorship has been incredibly helpful in helping me develop my skills both professionally and personally. Thank you for being an incredible mentor. ”
332. “If you believe it’ll work out, you’ll see opportunities. If you don’t believe it’ll work out, you’ll see obstacles.” —Wayne Dyer
333. “When you get into a tight place and everything goes against you…never give up then, for that is just the place and time that the tide will turn.” —Harriet Beecher Stowe
334. “The ability to learn is the most important quality a leader can have.” — Padmasree Warrior
335. “Anyone can hold the helm when the sea is calm.” Publilius Syrus
336. “The secret of getting ahead is getting started.” ~ Mark Twain
337. “Thank you for going above and beyond to care for our people. Your leadership is very much appreciated."
338. “If we protect the ‘underhand’ [those working under us], then the ‘boss’ will protect us. If we constantly reprimand the ‘underhand’, then the boss will constantly reprimand us.”
339. “A different world cannot be built by indifferent people. ”
340. “Success is the progressive realization of a worthy goal or ideal.” —Earl Nightingale
341. “Character consists of what you do on the third and fourth tries.” —James A. Michener
342. “Don’t tell people how to do things, tell them what to do and let them surprise you with their results.” George Patton
343. “You have to be burning with an idea, or a problem, or a wrong that you want to right. If you’re not passionate enough from the start, you’ll never stick it out.” Steve Jobs
344. “Success isn't about how much money you make; it's about the difference you make in people's lives.” — Michelle Obama
345. “The difference between a boss and a leader: a boss says, 'Go!' – a leader says, 'Let's go!”
346. “We are stronger when we listen, and smarter when we share.” — Rania Al-Abdullah
347. “Being responsible sometimes means pissing people off.” Colin Powell
348. “The only guarantee for failure is to stop trying.” —John C. Maxwell
349. “Perseverance is the hard work you do after you get tired of doing the hard work you already did.” —Newt Gingrich
350. “Successful and unsuccessful people do not vary greatly in their abilities. They vary in their desires to reach their potential.” ~ John Maxwell
351. Thanks for showing amazing initiative - it has really inspired me
352. Your enthusiasm and passion for work are truly inspiring
353. “Treat people as if they were what they ought to be, and you help them become what they are capable of being.” -Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
354. “Boss asked if I was ready for more responsibility. I’m eating around a sticker on an apple cause I’m too lazy to peel it off, so I guess, no. ” ― Nitya Prakash
355. “In the past a leader was a boss. Today’s leaders must be partners with their people. They no longer can lead solely based on positional power. ” — Kenneth H. Blanchard
356. “Through perseverance, many people win success out of what seemed destined to be certain failure.” —Benjamin Disraeli
357. “Life is a flash of lighting in the dark of night. It is a brief time of tremendous potential.” ~ B. Alan Wallace
358. “There is a difference between being a leader and being a boss. Both are based on authority. A boss demands blind obedience; a leader earns his authority through understanding and trust. ” — Klaus Balkenhol
359. “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
360. · My boss frequently gets lost in thought. · A good boss is a person who
361. “I’m so appreciative of your understanding during this difficult time. Your support has been a great comfort to me. ”
362. “In the depths of winter, I finally learned that within me, there lay an invincible summer.” —Albert Camus
363. A good boss realizes that they can also learn from those they work with no matter the level, title or position. Learning is a continuous habit and is one of the best lessons demonstrated by a good boss. ” — Byron Pulsifer
364. “A good leader leads the people from above them. A great leader leads the people from within them.” -M.D. Arnold
365. “When I hear somebody sigh, ‘Life is hard,’ I am always tempted to ask, “Compared to what?” —Sydney Harris
366. “Simply making consistent investments in our self-education and knowledge banks pays major dividends throughout our lives.” ~ Jim Rohn
367. “Concentrate all your thoughts upon the work in hand. The sun’s rays do not burn until brought to a focus.” —Alexander Graham Bell
368. “He has the power to render us happy or unhappy, to make our service light or burdensome, a pleasure or a toil. Say that his power lies in words and looks, in things so slight and insignificant that it is impossible to add and count 'em up; what then? The happiness he gives is quite as great as if it cost a fortune.”
369. “The government, which was designed for the people, has got into the hands of the bosses and their employers, the special interests. An invisible empire has been set up above the forms of democracy. ” —Woodrow Wilson
370. “You can waste your lives drawing lines. Or you can live your life crossing them.” —Shonda Rhimes
371. “The hard days are what make you stronger.” —Aly Raisman
372. “Bosses push, Leaders pull. Real leadership is servant leadership. ”
373. “Accomplishing the impossible means only that the boss will add it to your regular duties. ” ― Doug Larson
374. “There are not many words in the English language more lackluster and less sexy than ‘employer’. ” ― Roberta Pearce
375. “In the past, a leader was a boss. Today’s leaders must be partners with their people… they no longer can lead solely based on positional power. ” ― Ken Blanchard
376. I couldn’t imagine working here without you
377. Thank you for taking responsibility and never throwing others under the bus
378. “When you cease to dream you cease to live.” ~ Malcolm Forbes
379. “The mediocre boss tells. The good boss explains. The superior boss demonstrates. The great boss Inspires. ” — William Arthur Ward
380. “The unfortunate thing about working for yourself is that you have the worst boss in the world. I work every day of the year except at Christmas, when I work a half day. ”
381. “A boss says you do it, a leader says let’s do it. ” ― Amit Kalantri
382. “Experience is a hard teacher because she gives the test first, the lesson afterwards.” ―Vernon Sanders Law
383. “There is only one thing that makes a dream impossible to achieve: the fear of failure.” ~ Paulo Coelho
384. “Good thinkers are always in demand. A person who knows how may always have a job, but the person who knows why will always be his boss. ” — John C. Maxwell
385. “Working for you is an honor, working without you is an absolute horror. Working under you is a pleasure, an experience that I will truly treasure. ”
386. “If self-employment is the opposite of employed-by-others, then a job is outsourcing your freedom (time and talent
387. I admire that you can delegate responsibilities in a fair manner
388. “I have to go. Boss has this weird idea that I should actually work while he’s paying me. ” ― Laurie Halse Anderson
389. “If you really want the key to success, start by doing the opposite of what everyone else is doing.” Brad Szollose
390. One of the things I admire most is your ability to stay calm and collected in a crisis
391. “The person who knows how will always have a job. The person who knows why will always be his boss. ”
392. “The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity.” —Amelia Earhart
393. “It’s hard to lead a cavalry charge if you think you look funny on a horse.” Adlai E. Stevenson II
394. “Life is a shipwreck but we must not forget to sing in the lifeboats.” —Voltaire
395. “Be the leader, not the boss. ” ― Debasish Mridha MD
396. Eleanor Roosevelt; The mediocre teacher tells
397. “Challenges make you discover things about yourself that you never really knew.” — Cicely Tyson
398. “We may not remember everything you said, but we will remember how special you made us feel. Thank you.” —Anonymous
399. “Good thinkers are always in demand. A person who knows how may always have a job, but the person who knows why will always be his boss. ”
400. “Business opportunities are like buses: there’s always another one coming.” ~ Richard Branson
401. “We cannot solve problems with the kind of thinking we employed when we came up with them.” —Albert Einstein
402. “If you don’t like something, change it. If you can’t change it, change your attitude.” —Maya Angelou
403. “The best way to predict the future is to create it.” ~ Peter Drucker
404. “You can control your decisions, earnings and work hours by being your own boss.” ~ Invajy
405. “Thank you for the opportunity to develop my skills and take on more responsibility. I’m excited for what the future holds!”
406. “Every boss, if you are forgetting, is another human being made of bones and flesh and likes it when his ego gets stroked. ” ― Abhishek Ratna
407. “I don’t believe in circumstances. The people who get on in this world are the people who get up and look for circumstances they want.” ~ George Bernard Shaw
408. “I hire the most talented of people who are the least likely to throw a punch in the workplace. ” ― Tina Fey
409. I appreciate the fact that you are always willing to listen and lend a helping hand
410. “Be nice to nerds, they’ll probably be your boss one day. ” — Bill Gates
411. “I’m not used to having a boss. I’m the boss. I don’t need the money. I’m filthy f… rich!” — Kimora Lee Simmons
412. “The boss inspires fear; the leader inspires enthusiasm. ”
413. “If you have to remind people you’re the boss, I don’t think you’re going to be a very effective leader. ” ― Paul DePodesta
414. “You changed my life without even trying, and I don’t think I could ever tell you how much you mean to me. I can’t imagine what things would be like if I hadn’t met you.” —Steve Maraboli
415. “Do you know that one of the great problems of our age is that we are governed by people who care more about feelings than they do about thoughts and ideas?” Margaret Thatcher
416. “Leadership is not a position. It is who you are. ” ― Janna Cachola
417. “Your passion is waiting for your courage to catch up.” —Isabelle Lafleche
418. “Happy Boss’s Day to someone who lives the mission and vision of our company and always goes the extra mile.”
419. “You can be a sincere person devoting yourself to your husband child or boss, but your sincerity cannot and will not, fill the gap in your knowledge about your life purpose”
420. “All who have accomplished great things have had a great aim, have fixed their gaze on a goalwhich was high, one which sometimes seemed impossible.” —Orison Swett Marden
421. “Working hard for something we don’t care about is called stress. Working hard for something we love is called passion.” —Simon Sinek
422. “Only one man in a thousand is a leader of men–the other 999 follow women.” Groucho Marx
423. “A good leader always accepts the blame and distributes the reward.”
424. “Never confuse a single defeat with a final defeat.” —F. Scott Fitzgerald
425. “Yesterday’s home runs don’t win today’s games.” —Babe Ruth
426. “A good leader leads the people from above them. A great leader leads the people from within them.”-M. D. Arnold
427. “Build your own dreams, or someone else will hire you to build theirs.” ~ Farrah Gray
428. “A leader is admired, a boss is feared. ” — Vicente Del Bosque
429. I admire the way you deal with the obstacles thrown your way
430. “Progress has little to do with speed, but much to do with direction.” —Unknown
431. “I wake up every morning and think to myself, ‘How far can I push this company in the next 24 hours?’” —Leah Busque
432. “To be a good boss, you must be transparent” — David Niu
433. “A failure is not always a mistake. It may simply be the best one can do under the circumstances. The real mistake is to stop trying.” —B.F. Skinner
434. “Don’t be afraid to give up the good to go for the great.” —John D. Rockefeller
435. Clearly define your goals
436. “Develop success from failures. Discouragement and failure are two of the surest stepping stones to success.” —Dale Carnegie
437. I know that I can always rely on you
438. “Working for you is an honor, working without you is an absolute horror. Working under you is a pleasure, an experience that I will truly treasure. Thanks boss.” -Anonymous
439. “If your boss is getting you down, look at him through the prongs of a fork and imagine him in jail. ” — Ricky Gervais
440. “A boss has always been a motivational factor but sometimes an employee can motivate the hell out a boss as well. ”
441. “People ask the difference between a leader and a boss. The leader leads, and the boss drives.” – Theodore “Teddy” Roosevelt
442. “Failure defeats losers, but it inspires winners.” —Robert T. Kiyosaki
443. “I cannot trust a man to control others who cannot control himself.” Robert E. Lee
444. “Your own mental attitude is your real boss. ” — Napoleon Hill
445. “You can be your own boss. ” ― Sunday Adelaja
446. “The mediocre boss tells. The good boss explains. The superior boss demonstrates. The great boss inspires
447. “More than half of people who leave their jobs do so because of their relationship with their boss. Smart companies make certain their managers know how to balance being professional with being human. These are the bosses who celebrate an employee’s success, empathize with those going through hard times, and challenge people, even when it hurts. ” ― Travis Bradberry
448. You show professionalism and passion in everything that you do
449. “Timing, perseverance, and ten years of trying will eventually make you look like an overnight success.” —Biz Stone
450. We admire and appreciate how you are always willing to help your fellow teammates rather than put them down
451. “Earn your leadership every day.” Michael Jordan
452. “Every boss started as a worker.” ... 4. “The boss inspires fear; the leader inspires enthusiasm.” — John C. Maxwell. Also featured in: Leadership Quotes.
453. “When you change your thoughts, remember to also change your world.” —Norman Vincent Peale
454. Your ability to turn any problem into a solution is admirable and inspiring
455. Each person’s attention to detail has led to a fantastic result!
456. “Every boss started as a worker. ” ― Moosa Rahat
457. “Everyone thinks of changing the world, but no one thinks of changing [themself].” —Leo Tolstoy
458. “Thanks for everything you do for us.”
459. “Your leadership and mentorship mean a lot. I appreciate your support of my professional development.”
460. “Dear Boss! Don’t be a boss-hole. ” ― Vikrmn
461. “Whatever the mind can conceive and believe, the mind can achieve.” ~ Napoleon Hill
462. It's incredible how you play a crucial role in our company's success
463. “We will either find a way or make one.” —Hannibal
464. “To handle yourself, use your head; to handle others, use your heart.” Eleanor Roosevelt
465. “My job is not to be easy on people. My job is to take these great people we have and to push them and make them even better.” Steve Jobs
466. “When eagles are silent, parrots begin to chatter.” Winston Churchill
467. “It may be hard for an egg to turn into a bird — it would be a jolly sight harder for it to learn to fly while remaining an egg. We are like eggs at present. And you cannot go on indefinitely being just an ordinary, decent egg. We must be hatched or go bad.” —C. S. Lewis
468. I am so lucky to have been placed alongside you
469. “If you define yourself by the title of coach or boss, you’ll never earn real trust from your players or employees. ” ― Bill Courtney
470. “Opportunities don’t happen, you create them.” ~ Chris Grosser
471. “Whatever your life’s work is, do it well. A man should do his job so well that the living, the dead, and the unborn could do it no better.” —Martin Luther King, Jr.
472. “Choose a job that you like, and you will never have to work a day in your life.” ~ Confucius
473. “Unity is strength ... when there is teamwork and collaboration, wonderful things can be achieved.” — Mattie Stepanek
474. “Average leaders raise the bar on themselves; good leaders raise the bar for others; great leaders inspire others to raise their own bar.” Orrin Woodward
475. “In the past, a leader was a boss. Today’s leaders must be partners with their people… they no longer can lead solely based on positional power. ” ― Ken Blanchard
476. “The world cares very little about what a man or woman knows; it is what the man or woman is able to do.” ~ Booker T. Washington
477. “To help others develop, start with yourself! When the boss acts like a little god and tells everyone else they need to improve, that behavior can be copied at every level of management. Every level then points out how the level below it needs to change. The end result: No one gets much better. ”
478. “A bend in the road is not the end of the road…unless you fail to make the turn.” —Helen Keller
479. “There is only one boss: the customer. And he can fire everybody in the company, from the chairman on down, simply by spending his money somewhere else. ”
480. “Success is my only option, failure’s not.” —Eminem
481. “It’s not going to happen if you wait for the boss to tell you to make it happen. ” — Mitch Joel
482. “Top managers love people and they want to be loved – it turns out being loved is good for your career, especially if you are the boss. ” — Chade-Meng Tan
483. “If you define yourself by the title of coach or boss, you’ll never earn real trust from your players or employees. ” ― Bill Courtney
484. “It is reassuring for people to feel they have a boss, someone who knows the answers and has charted the course. ” — George Cukor
485. “There is only one boss. The customer. ” — Sam Walton
486. “Your time is limited, so don’t waste it living someone else’s life.” ~ Steve Jobs
487. “Thank you for the salary increase. I’m looking forward to working hard and continuing to contribute to our shared success. ”
488. “If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more. You are a leader. ”
489. “Bad boss? Fire him/her. When you’re interviewing for a job, your job is to interview them. You are an equal. ” ― Richie Norton
490. “Don't let people intimidate you into downgrading your goals. · “You can be the most productive and most effective, but politics show up as ego, jealousy and ...
491. “The difference between a boss and a leader: a boss says, ‘Go!’ – a leader says, ‘Let’s go!” ― E. M. Kelly
492. “I just wanted to express my appreciation for your leadership during the meeting. Your guidance was instrumental in helping us reach our goal. ”
493. “Average leaders raise the bar on themselves; good leaders raise the bar for others; great leaders inspire others to raise their own bar.” -Orrin Woodward
494. “A boss says ‘go and make sure you do it’; a leader says, ‘let’s go and make it happen. ’ Bosses control people; leaders involve them. ” ― Israelmore Ayivor
495. “Every boss started as a worker. ”
496. “I can accept failure, everyone fails at something. But I can’t accept not trying.” ~ Michael Jordan
497. “Those who cannot change their minds cannot change anything.” — George Bernard Shaw
498. Here are some words of wisdom to inspire you. · 1. Done is better than perfect. --Sheryl
499. “A leader takes people where they want to go. A great leader takes people where they don’t necessarily want to go, but where they ought to be.” -Rosalynn Carter
500. “We may encounter many defeats but we must not be defeated.” —Maya Angelou
501. “The man who moves a mountain begins by carrying away small stones.“ —Confucius
502. “The only way of discovering the limits of the possible is to venture a little way past them into the impossible.” ―Arthur C. Clarke
503. “Quality means doing it right when no one is looking.” —Henry Ford
504. “To add value to others, one must first value others.” – John Maxwell
505. “Our chief want is someone who will inspire us to be what we know we could be.” Ralph Waldo Emerson
506. “Goals should never be easy. They should force you to work, even if they are uncomfortable at the time.” —Michael Phelps
507. “A maid’s yard, house, wardrobe, fridge, etc. sometimes also serve as her master’s dustbin or dumpsite.”
508. “Show me the man you honor and I will know what kind of man you are.” Thomas John Carlisle
509. You are an awesome employee. It's obvious how you pay attention to details
510. “If you don’t program yourself, life will program you!” ~ Les Brown
511. I love the creativity that you consistently show!
512. “The past is behind, learn from it. The future is ahead, prepare for it. The present is here, live it” — Thomas Monson
513. “Bob arum is Manny Pacquiao’s boss, Floyd Mayweather is his own boss. ”
514. “I didn’t fail the test. I just found 100 ways to do it wrong.” —Benjamin Franklin
515. “When everything is together – the band, me, the audience, it’s boss! It’s just like magic. ” — Janis Joplin
516. “A good boss makes his people realize they have more ability than they think they have so that they consistently do better work than they thought they could” — Charles Erwin Wilson
517. Thank you for listening to the feedback we give you and working on it
518. “Example is not the main thing in influencing others. It is the only thing.” Albert Schweitzer
519. “Your boss is only human and just wants the best from you. ” — Naomie Harris
520. “It is only when we take chances that our lives improve. The initial and the most difficult risk that we need to take is to become honest.” —Walter Anderson
521. “Do not wait for the perfect time and place to enter, for you are already onstage.” —Unknown
522. “The best executive is one who has sense enough to pick good people to do what he wants done, and self-restraint enough to keep from meddling with them while they do it. ” — Theodore Roosevelt
523. “We are what we pretend to be, so we must be careful about what we pretend to be.” – Kurt Vonnegut
524. Your unique perspective on things has opened our eyes to new possibilities and solutions
525. “Yesterday is not ours to recover, but tomorrow is ours to win or lose.” —Lyndon Johnson
526. “If opportunity doesn’t knock, build a door.” —Kurt Cobain
527. “The foolish and the dead alone never change their opinions.” —James Russell Lowell
528. “If we have the attitude that it’s going to be a great day it usually is.” —Catherine Pulsifer
529. “Whenever you see a successful business, someone once made a courageous decision.” Peter F. Drucker
530. “Do the best you can until you know better. Then when you know better, do better.” —Maya Angelou
531. “Things may come to those who wait, but only the things left by those who hustle.” —Abraham Lincoln
532. “‘Bossy’ is someone who bosses people around without reason. ” — Stefanie Powers
533. “When you put together deep knowledge about a subject that intensely matters to you, charisma happens. You gain courage to share your passion, and when you do that, folks follow.” Jerry Porras
534. “I would never sabotage you, Mya.” He wiped away one of my stray tears with his fingertips. “Of course, deep down I did want you to stay, but I had nothing but nice things to say about you. I even said they’d be foolish not to hire you, but—” “But?” I glared at him. “But what?” “But if they thought the low-ass salaries they were offering were good enough for you, they needed to increase them exponentially or move along to someone else. I thought you deserved more.” “Is that all?” “No,” he said, looking into my eyes. “I also needed to personally interview each of the CEOs myself. Needed to make sure each one was a good fit for you, and that whoever you worked for next was already married.” I opened my mouth to ask him if he was being serious, but he beat me to it. “Yes,” he said, smirking. “Yes, I ‘seriously’ did need to do that.” “What does the CEO being married have to do with anything, Michael? What if I have no interest in seeing you after I quit?” “You do, so we’re not even going to entertain that line of conversation.” He rolled his eyes. “If the CEO is already married, I won’t have to worry about ‘this’ happening at your next place of employment, and I can be somewhat less jealous.” “How selfish of you.” I couldn’t believe him, but for some reason I couldn’t help the smile that was forming on my face.”
535. “You’ve got to get up every morning with determination if you’re going to go to bed with satisfaction.” —George Lorimer
536. “Consensus: The process of abandoning all beliefs, principles, values, and policies in search of something in which no one believes, but to which no one objects; the process of avoiding the very issues that have to be solved, merely because you cannot get agreement on the way ahead. What great cause would have been fought and won under the banner: ‘I stand for consensus?'” MargaretThatcher
537. “Many of life’s failures are people who did not realize how close they were to success when they gave up.” —Thomas Edison
538. “In the past a leader was a boss. Today’s leaders must be partners with their people. They no longer can lead solely based on positional power. ”
539. “In most cases being a good boss means hiring talented people and then getting out of their way. ” — Tina Fey
540. Thank you for cooperating so well
541. “If you want to succeed, you should strike out on new paths rather than travel the worn paths of accepted success.” —John Rockefeller
542. “Ask yourself this question: ‘Will this matter a year from now?’” —Richard Carlson
543. “Having a bad boss isn't your fault. · 2. “Leaders who don't listen will eventually be surrounded by people who have nothing to say. ” — Andy
544. “Happiness cannot be travelled to, owned, earned, worn or consumed. Happiness is the spiritual experience of living every minute with love, grace and gratitude” — Anon
545. “It is reassuring for people to feel they have a boss, someone who knows the answers and has charted the course. ”
546. “A leader takes people where they would never go on their own.” Hans Finzel
547. “The day the soldiers stop bringing you their problems is the day you stopped leading them. They have either lost confidence that you can help them or concluded that you do not care. Either case is a failure of leadership.” Colin Powell
548. “Work hard and be kind and amazing things will happen.” —Conan O’Brien
549. “If you don’t build your own dreams someone will hire you to build theirs. ” – Tony Gaskins
550. “The difference between setting a goal and achieving it is in having a good plan and working it.” ~ Les Brown
551. “Control what I hold and of course be the boss of myself, no-one else will bring my wealth. ” — Big Daddy Kane
552. “Management by objective works – if you know the objectives. Ninety percent of the time you don’t. ”
553. “Self-esteem comes from achieving something important when it’s hard to do.” —Clayton M. Christensen
554. “You must be the change you wish to see in the world.” —Mahatma Gandhi
555. “The mediocre teacher tells. The good teacher explains. The superior teacher demonstrates. The great teacher inspires.” William Arthur Ward
556. “A leader is a person you will follow to a place you would not go by yourself.” -Joel Barker
557. “A minute’s success pays the failure of years.” —Robert Browning
558. “The challenge of leadership is to be strong but not rude; be kind, but not weak; be bold, but not a bully; be humble, but not timid; be proud, but not arrogant; have humor, but without folly.” Jim Rohn
559. “Thank you for always challenging me to improve and grow.”
560. “Failure is the only opportunity to begin again, this time more intelligently.” —Henry Ford
561. “A person who feels appreciated will always do more than what is expected. ”
562. “A man who wants to lead the orchestra must turn his back on the crowd.” Max Lucado