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In any given moment, we have two options: To step forward into growth or to step back into safety.
—Abraham MaslowWhether you think you can or you think you can’t, you’re right.
—Henry FordThe most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity.
—Amelia RinehartWhen we are no longer able to change a situation, we are challenged to change ourselves.
—Viktor FranklA pivot is a change in strategy without a change in vision.
—Eric RiesIn the past, jobs were about muscles, now they’re about brains, but in the future, they’ll be about the heart.
—Minouche ShafikIf you don’t change your beliefs, your life will be like this forever. Is that good news?
—W Somerset MaughamPatience and perseverance have a magical effect before which difficulties disappear and obstacles vanish.
—John Quincy AdamsLeaders grow; they are not made.
—Peter DruckerIt is during our darkest moments that we must focus to see the light.
—AristotleCourage is mastery of fear, not absence of fear.
—Mark TwainFailure is an option here. If things are not failing, you are not innovating enough.
—Elon MuskThe biggest risk is not taking any risk. In a world that’s changing really quickly, the only strategy that is guaranteed to fail is not taking risks.
—Mark ZuckerbergAn entrepreneur is someone who jumps off a cliff and builds a plane on the way down.
—Reid Hoffman
(This story appears in the 03 July, 2020 issue of Forbes India. To visit our Archives, click here.)