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Famous Frank Sonnenberg Quotes
“Focus your efforts on adding value rather than on promoting your achievements.”
“If you have the potential to achieve greatness, why settle for anything less?”
“It’s hard to demand equality and expect special treatment.”
“Who are you trying to impress? Better yet, why?”
“Every time you quit, you make it easier to tell yourself that quitting is acceptable.”
“The more doable you make something, the more likely you’ll do it.”
“You don’t get paid to go to work; you get paid to get the job done.”
“When you blame others for your circumstances, you surrender control of your future.”
“Working smart is not a substitute for working hard.”
“Once you stop recognizing traditions, they lose their meaning.”
“You work hard to attract new customers. Why not invest the same effort in retaining them?”
“Do you work hard to attract new customers but do little to keep them?”
“You don’t win a debate by suppressing discussion; you win it with a better argument.”
“Free speech and debate are essential in our search for the truth.”
“How will you know if your ideas are sound if you don’t let people challenge them?”
“Great ideas don’t have to be forced on people.”
“Debate as if you’re right but listen in case you’re wrong.”
“Is your conscience giving you the silent treatment?”
“Invest in relationships to avoid time repairing them.”
“Step outside your comfort zone. If you don’t push your limits, you’ll never get better.”
“Greed can be the unwillingness to give OR the willingness to take.”
“Nickel-and-diming people can cost you a pretty penny.”
“Hold yourself up to a high standard, not an impossible one.”
“There are two sides to every story — especially if you’re a hypocrite.”
“Hypocrites preach morality but live a shameful life.”
“People can’t hear what you don’t say. Thinking isn’t communicating.”
“Stop trying to control the uncontrollable.”
“Subtracting from your list of priorities is as important as adding to it.”
“Forget your to-do list and create a to-be list.”
“If the grass is greener on the other side of the fence, chances are it’s getting better care.”
“Choose the right path, not the easy route.”
“We can’t do anything to improve our past, but we can learn from it to improve our future.”
“Make your priorities a priority.”
“Start doing more by doing less.”
“When you say, ‘I don’t have the time,’ what you’re really saying is ‘I won’t make the time.”
“It’s less important to get everything done than to get the right things done.”
“If change isn’t making things better, it’s time for change.”
“You never know when you’re creating a spark that will last forever.”
“Consider the advice of others but trust yourself in the end.”
“Comparison can turn friends into adversaries.”
“You can’t demand moral authority; you earn it.”
“When leaders tolerate mediocrity, it’s a cancer that spreads like wildfire.”