Quotes from Simon Sinek

Safe is good for sidewalks and swimming pools, but life requires risk if we are to get anywhere.

Bad leaders believe that they have to project control at all times.

People don't buy what you do, they buy why you do it.

The world is a bell curve. Classroom test scores, employee performance in a company or how many people really, really like you. No matter the population you're studying, they always fit neatly across the standard deviations of the famous bell curve.

A leader, first and foremost, is human. Only when we have the strength to show our vulnerability can we truly lead.

Working hard for something we don't care about is called stress; working hard for somthing we love is called passion.

Greatness is not born from one success. Greatness is born from persevering through the countless failed attempts that preceded.

Success comes when we wake up every day in that never-ending pursuit of why we do what we do.

You have to have a patience for exercise. You have to have a patience for college. You have to have a patience for relationships. Once the momentum gets going it takes on a life all of its own.

The U.S. Constitution protects our privacy from the prying eyes of government. It does not, however, protect us from the prying eyes of companies and corporations.

The ad industry thinks their clients are their customers. They think the companies who pay for the production are the ones they are supposed to serve. So the ads they produce make their clients happy... but infuriate the rest of us.

Purpose does not need to involve calculations or numbers. Purpose is about the quality of life. Purpose is human, not economic.