Orrin Woodward Quotes & Sayings

The art side of leadership involves orchestrating another performer's science to produce the desired result. — Orrin Woodward

You cannot expect your team to rise above your example. — Orrin Woodward

Absorption in ease and entertainment is a sure sign of dissipation and decline. — Orrin Woodward

Don't mistake thinking for action & don't mistake action for results. — Orrin Woodward

Power in society is achieved through control of the purse, pen, and politics. — Orrin Woodward

Either you have dreams big enough to overcome your fears or you have fears big enough to overcome your dreams. — Orrin Woodward

A society that has no wrongs will soon have no rights. — Orrin Woodward

Learn to use the criticism as fuel and you will never run out of energy. — Orrin Woodward

Truth is an acquired taste. — Orrin Woodward

A big secret to life is when you learn that learning is just as entertaining as entertainment, but with long term benefits. — Orrin Woodward

Leaders respond & change; the rest quit and blame. — Orrin Woodward

It's not the gifts you don't have that hold you back as much as the gifts you do have that you don't use. — Orrin Woodward

Success corrupts character when a person loses the spirit of thankfulness. — Orrin Woodward

Belief is the magic key that unlocks your dreams. — Orrin Woodward

Do you have the talent?' is rarely the question. 'Do you have the guts to finish?' is the real question. — Orrin Woodward

Excellence results from the accumulation of proper choices compounded over time. — Orrin Woodward

If the only thing that you are good at is convincing others that you are good, then being in biz with you is bad experience. — Orrin Woodward

The only thing tougher than developing leadership skills is attempting to be successful without them. — Orrin Woodward

A person who cannot handle setbacks will never handle victories either. — Orrin Woodward

A low self-image is usually not based upon facts; it's mismanaged memory. — Orrin Woodward

Success is on the other side of your comfort zone. — Orrin Woodward

Champions do consistently what others do sporadically. — Orrin Woodward

Winners never suffer defeat, but rather just many setbacks on their way to victory. — Orrin Woodward

History can teach us so much, and yet we seem to learns so little. — Orrin Woodward

A bitter heart is never thankful & a thankful heart is never bitter. — Orrin Woodward

The two major ways people fail financially: 1) Spend when they should save. 2) Save when they should invest. — Orrin Woodward

The true test of character is to live win-win even when promoted to positions where win-lose is possible. — Orrin Woodward

I stopped paying the price for success and started enjoying the price for success. — Orrin Woodward

Rejecting God's truth b/c of mankind's hypocrisy is like rejecting mathematical truth b/c mankind's incompetence. — Orrin Woodward

A fool is someone whose arrogance is only surpassed by his ignorance. — Orrin Woodward

Never let what you don't know stop you from doing what you do know. — Orrin Woodward

Successful people do not have a part-time mindset nor a full-time mindset, but a lifetime mindset. — Orrin Woodward

Excuses are used to justify leaving the scene of truth without changing. — Orrin Woodward

Losers sulk; posers talk; winners walk - choose wisely. — Orrin Woodward

Your business will only get as big as the shadow of your character. — Orrin Woodward

Knowledge is understanding universals; wisdom is the ability to recognize universal from the presented particulars. — Orrin Woodward

Do not mistake a leader's meekness for weakness. — Orrin Woodward

The only place where compensation comes before service is in the dictionary or anywhere the government meddles. — Orrin Woodward

Politics is the art of saying well that which may or may not be true. — Orrin Woodward

There are no dead ends in life, only dead end thinking. — Orrin Woodward

You either hate losing enough to change, or you hate changing enough to lose. — Orrin Woodward

Sadly, when a person's possessions distract him from his purpose, he usually ends up losing both. — Orrin Woodward

It's not what you eat that will kill you as much as what is eating you. — Orrin Woodward

The gap between intentions and actions is character. — Orrin Woodward

To ensure longterm failure is not an option, one must learn from many short-term failures. — Orrin Woodward

Your past cannot stop you from a bright future, but an improper interpretation of your past can be fatal to your future. — Orrin Woodward

Analysis paralysis occurs when you overthink and underwork. — Orrin Woodward

Successful people work hard on the right things b/c working hard on the wrong things only makes one worn out while failing. — Orrin Woodward

Your words have the power of life and death. Choose them wisely. — Orrin Woodward

The challenge for a mentee is not only to learn what he doesn't know, but also to unlearn what he thinks he knows. — Orrin Woodward

Success is the exponential effect of little things done consistently over time. — Orrin Woodward

A person doesn't feel, then act; rather, he acts, then feels. Change actions to change feelings. — Orrin Woodward

The difference between a dream and a fantasy is action. — Orrin Woodward

Find a victory in every defeat to remain hopeful and find a defeat in every victory to remain humble. — Orrin Woodward

Truth is only sweet to the ears only after a person is sick of drinking the vinegar of repeated failures. — Orrin Woodward

People buy into leaders through the 3R's of Leadership: Relationship, Reason, and Results. — Orrin Woodward

God is not against you owning things, but he is against the things owning you. — Orrin Woodward

Managers maintain the present while leaders create the future. — Orrin Woodward

Leaders who won't own failures become failures. — Orrin Woodward

If you get your spirit and heart right, everything else flows from there. — Orrin Woodward

Every leader has the courage to make decisions. No decision is usually the worst decision. — Orrin Woodward

Leadership isn't what a team says, but what it does. — Orrin Woodward

Access to unlimited funds by a government, not surprisingly, leads to an unlimited government. — Orrin Woodward

Don't confuse one leader's bluster for muster or another leader's meekness for weakness. — Orrin Woodward

I would rather suffer with truth than celebrate with lies. — Orrin Woodward

A leader must inspire or his team will expire. — Orrin Woodward

Until you accept responsibility for your life, someone else runs your life. — Orrin Woodward

Leadership Principle: As hunger increases, excuses decrease. — Orrin Woodward

Most complain about dried up lawns; others envy a neighbor's green lawn, but winners learn from all lawns while cultivating their own. — Orrin Woodward

The more prepared you are, the less pressure you feel. — Orrin Woodward

You can tell the size of a person by the way he treats people who cannot help him. — Orrin Woodward

People fail 2 ways: 1) don't know what to do 2) don't do what they know; therefore, great leaders must educate and inspire. — Orrin Woodward

Winners see the dream and develop plans while the rest see the obstacles and develop justifications. — Orrin Woodward

All leaders model and message; unfortunately, most would-be leaders model doesn't align with their message. — Orrin Woodward

You can't make a difference until you dare to be different. — Orrin Woodward

Break your bad labels instead of living in them. — Orrin Woodward

Most people overestimate others' talents and underestimate their own. — Orrin Woodward

If life is like a canoe in a raging river then wisdom is the paddle to successfully navigate. — Orrin Woodward

Ideas have enormous consequences in a person's life because you ultimately become what you believe. — Orrin Woodward

Managers maintain an efficient status quo while leaders attack the status quo to create something new. — Orrin Woodward

If you aren't loyal to the few you won't be blessed with the many. — Orrin Woodward

What you know has produced what you have; if you're not happy with what you have, then improve what you know. — Orrin Woodward

Focus is the ability to say no to the GOOD so you can fulfill the yes you said to the GREAT. — Orrin Woodward

People will follow you when you build the character to follow through. — Orrin Woodward

The problem with incompetence is its inability to recognize itself. — Orrin Woodward

Little disciplines compounded over time make a huge difference. — Orrin Woodward

If you don't respect money, it won't respect you. — Orrin Woodward

The birth of new knowledge begins with an admission of old ignorance. — Orrin Woodward

You can succeed beyond the past, but not beyond your belief — Orrin Woodward

A bitter heart is never thankful & a thankful heart is never bitter. — Orrin Woodward

Lessons from the past create hope for the future and action in the present. — Orrin Woodward

A bad attitude is like a dirty diaper, life stinks until its changed. — Orrin Woodward

Those focused on the future don't complain about their past; those complaining about their past aren't focused on their futures. — Orrin Woodward

Old: Give me liberty or give me death. - New: Give me liberty or give me debt. — Orrin Woodward

You won't find your dream until you lose your excuses. — Orrin Woodward

Our culture says Status is more important than Wealth, but we teach the opposite. — Orrin Woodward

You won't acquire external Haters until you've conquered the internal Hater. — Orrin Woodward

Success is simple, but isn't easy because it demands execution, not intentions. — Orrin Woodward

Winners hate losing more than changing while others hate changing more than losing. — Orrin Woodward

Change is a given; growth, however, is optional. — Orrin Woodward