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Day 2 is stasis. Followed by irrelevance. Followed by excruciating, painful decline. Followed by death. And that is why it is always Day 1.
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The courage to be vulnerable is not about winning or losing, it's about the courage to show up when you can't predict or control the outcome.
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I define a leader as anyone who takes responsibility for finding the potential in people and processes, and who has the courage to develop that potential.
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We simply attempt to be fearful when others are greedy and to be greedy only when others are fearful.
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Lose money for the firm, and I will be understanding. Lose a shred of reputation for the firm, and I will be ruthless.
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It's far better to buy a wonderful company at a fair price than a fair company at a wonderful price.
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Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts.
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Culture eats strategy for breakfast.
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What gets measured gets managed.
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