Richard DeVos Quotes

I'm looking forward to influencing others in a positive way. My message is you can do anything if you just put your mind to it.

To me, leadership is about encouraging people. It's about stimulating them. It's about enabling them to achieve what they can achieve - and to do that with a purpose.

I know of no single formula for success. But over the years I have observed that some attributes of leadership are universal and are often about finding ways of encouraging people to combine their efforts, their talents, their insights, their enthusiasm and their inspiration to work together.

There's no way a director can communicate with every single person on the set and yet they need to motivate and instill an ambition to want to do their best work.

What I've really learned over time is that optimism is a very, very important part of leadership.

My purpose: to lift your spirit and to motivate you.

Leadership comes in small acts as well as bold strokes.

Ultimately, leadership is not about glorious crowning acts. It's about keeping your team focused on a goal and motivated to do their best to achieve it, especially when the stakes are high and the consequences really matter. It is about laying the groundwork for others' success, and then standing back and letting them shine.

The most important thing is to try and inspire people so that they can be great in whatever they want to do.

Average leaders inspire people to punch a time clock. Great leaders inspire industry and passion.

Leadership is having a compelling vision, a comprehensive plan, relentless implementation, and talented people working together.

As a leader, you have to have a vision that inspires people around you.

Confidence is a funny thing, and sometimes that's all you need is just that little bit to elevate you to the next level.

Football Beyond Borders is about learning, establishing new beliefs in an ability to succeed.

If you believe in yourself anything is possible.

They can because they think they can.

A strong positive mental attitude will create more miracles than any wonder drug.

In order to succeed, we must first believe that we can.

Consult not your fears but your hopes and your dreams. Think not about your frustrations, but about your unfulfilled potential. Concern yourself not with what you tried and failed in, but with what it is still possible for you to do.

A positive attitude can really make dreams come true - it did for me.

I want to inspire people.

I like to motivate and inspire people.

I like to think I set aspirational but reasonable goals and encourage my team to achieve them.

Optimism is infectious, and opportunity irresistible. Progress follows progress. Someone, even government, just has to get it started.

Women need opportunity and encouragement. If a girl can climb mountains, she can do anything positive within her field of work.