Simon Sinek Quotes

I focus, I invent, I transform, I challenge, I attempt, I observe, I perform.

The problems of the world cannot possibly be solved by skeptics or cynics whose horizons are limited by the obvious realities. We need men who can dream of things that never were.

The man of true genius never lives before his time, he never undertakes impossibilities, and always embarks on his enterprise at the suitable place and period. Though he may catch a glimpse of the coming light as it gilds the mountain top long before it reaches the eyes of his contemporaries, and he may hazard a prediction as to the future, he acts with the present.

As our case is new, we must think and act anew.

With creative people, truly new horizons open up.

Logic will get you from A to B. Imagination will take you everywhere.

Entrepreneurs almost always have to step out of existing institutions that embody old ways of doing things to build their vision.

Without imagination we can go nowhere. And imagination is not restricted to the arts. Every scientist I have met who has been a success has had to imagine.

The future isn't just a place you'll go. It's a place you will invent.

It's really easy to have a nice philosophy about openness, but moving the world in that direction is a different thing. It requires both understanding where you want to go and being pragmatic about getting there.

Americans understand that one of our great national strengths is innovation. Great innovators - Benjamin Franklin, Henry Ford, Thomas Edison, Bill Gates, Steve Jobs, and others - are household names.

From stoplights to skyscrapers, turn anywhere in civilization and you will see imagination at work. It's in our inventions, advances and remedies and how a single parent masterminds each day. Imagination is boundless, surrounds us and resides in us all.

True change takes place in the imagination.

Because, you know, resilience - if you think of it in terms of the Gold Rush, then you'd be pretty depressed right now because the last nugget of gold would be gone. But the good thing is, with innovation, there isn't a last nugget. Every new thing creates two new questions and two new opportunities.

You see, idealism detached from action is just a dream. But idealism allied with pragmatism, with rolling up your sleeves and making the world bend a bit, is very exciting. It's very real. It's very strong.

Sometimes, the only realists are the dreamers.

At Apple, we believe that people with passion can change the world.

A movement only takes form from that first act. Exploring a curiosity, or a real passion, and being motivated by a desire to solve something - that's really the best way.

Creativity is a game changer. That's true of society, in advertising and in life.

Creativity is a huge part of my game as a player. It helps open doors which others don't see.

The fact is that creativity is everywhere. It's just about the way that you look at things.

My vision and my creative ability is just so broad.

Anything can be changed. Anything can be fixed. Things that are broken can be fixed. And you don't have to be some billionaire or millionaire to do it. You just have to be a person with a vision and the passion to do it, and be willing to fight for it every day.

The creative mind is intelligence in action in the world.

Do not imagine that you have to know everything before you can do anything. My own best work was done when I was most ignorant.