Guy Kawasaki Quotes

Some people want everything to be perfect before they're willing to commit... But commitment always precedes achievement.

Idleness is fatal only to the mediocre.

Most people fail in life not because they aim too high and miss, but because they aim too low and hit.

The universal truth is beyond question-the only people who excel are those who have decided to do so.

Most People have a desire to look for the exception instead of the desire to become exceptional.

People who don't make goals end up working for those who do.

The fact is that living the life of your dreams is possible. People prove that every day. Someone somewhere is going to get rich, get healthy and improve their life. My recommendation is this: Let it be you

People who imagine themselves to be self-made seldom enjoy examining the process of manufacture in detail.

People who don't have goals work for people who do.

Strive for perfection - never be content with mediocrity. You don't win until you conquer the little flaws. You don't beat these great ones until your form is perfect. This is true in all of life. A flaw in a product can ruin a business. A personal failing, a little one, can ruin a person's life. Don't be content with mediocrity - strive to live up to the greatest within you.

I've known people who thought that reaching their potential would come from shoring up their weaknesses. But do you know what happens when you spend all your time working on your weaknesses and never developing your strengths? If you work really hard, you might claw your way all the way to mediocrity! But you'll never get beyond it.

The greatest secret in the world is that you only have to be a small measurable amount better than mediocrity ...and you've got it made.

I would say that the quality of each man's life is the full measure of that man's commitment of excellence and victory - whether it be football, whether it be business, whether it be politics or government or what have you.

The defects of great men are the consolation of the dunces.

Everything I've ever done was out of fear of being mediocre.

A winner is someone who recognizes his God-given talents, works his tail off to develop them into skills, and uses these skills to accomplish his goals.

Most of our pocket wisdom is conceived for the use of mediocre people, to discourage them from ambitious attempts, and generally console them in their mediocrity.

When we make progress and get better at something, it is inherently motivating. In order for people to make progress, they have to get feedback and information on how they're doing.

Every person is flawed. Do you think perfection exists? You, me, everyone - we have strengths and shortcomings; that's what makes us human.

Most people assume you change with success.

The reason so many individuals fail to achieve their goals in life is that they never really set them in the first place

People who have achieved great success are not necessarily more skillful or intelligent than others. What separates them is their burning desire and thirst for knowledge. The more one knows, the more one achieves.

All of my life I have always had the urge to do things better than anybody else.

Some people chase money. Some people chase fame. Some chase greatness - and that's what I'm trying to do.

Unsuccessful people get jealous when they watch the Mastery of others. Successful people get inspired.