“People who think of themselves as tough-minded and realistic, among them influential political leaders and businessmen as well as go-getters and hustlers of smaller caliber, tend to take it for granted that human nature is selfish and that life is a struggle in which only the fittest may survive. According to this philosophy, the basic law by which man must live, in spite of his surface veneer of civilization, is the law of the jungle. The "fittest" are those who can bring to the struggle superior force, superior cunning, and superior ruthlessness.” PeopleThinkingMenHumansWellsMayPhilosophyLawPoliticalLife IsForceLeaderStruggleHuman NatureCivilizationToughSurfaceSelfishSuperiorsGrantedSpiteRealisticBusinessmanJungleCunningInfluentialPolitical LeadersCaliberRuthlessnessVeneerLife Is A Struggle Author:S. I. Hayakawa
“In science men have learned consciously to subordinate themselves to a common purpose without losing the individuality of their achievements. Each one knows that his work depends on that of his predecessors and colleagues, and that it can only reach its fruition through the work of his successors. In science men collaborate not because they are forced to by superior authority or because they blindly follow some chosen leader, but because they realize that only in this willing collaboration can each man find his goal.” KnowsMenPurposeGoalRealizingCommonLeaderWillingDependsAuthorityAchievementLosingIndividualityChosenSuperiorsCollaborationColleaguesSubordinatesPredecessorsSuccessorsFruitionCommon Purpose Author:John Desmond Bernal
“Whoever wants to be a leader should educate himself before educating others. Before preaching to others he should first practice himself. Whoever educates himself and improves his own morals is superior to the man who tries to teach and train others.” MenWantShouldTryingFirstsEducationLeaderMoralTeachPracticeHe ManTrainSuperiorsEducatePreachingEducating Others Author:Ali ibn Abi Talib
“The superior leader keeps informed about everything but interferes hardly at all.” LeaderSuperiorsInterfere Author:Laozi
“Superior leaders are willing to admit a mistake and cut their losses. Be willing to admit that you've changed your mind. Don't persist when the original decision turns out to be a poor one.” MindTurnsLossDecisionPoorMistakeLeaderCuttingChangedWillingOriginalsSuperiorsPersistYou've Changed Author:Brian Tracy
“Superior quality is a prerequisite to entering the game. By definition, an entrepreneur is undercapitalized relative to the status quo. Therefore, if you enter a product that is either at parity with the leaders, or not as good, you won't even get to the starting line.” IfsGamesLinesQualityLeaderProductsEntrepreneurStartingDefinitionsSuperiorsRelativeEnteringStatus QuoPrerequisitesParity Author:Gary Hirshberg