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“There is a difference between being broke and being poor. Being broke is a temporary economic situation, but being poor is disabling frame of mind, and a depressed condition of one's spirit, and we must all vow to never, ever be poor again.”
― John Hope Bryant

“True leaders are ladder builders; they're not ladder climbers. The ladder builder is always saying, "What can I do to help you? How would I make you successful? If you make your team successful, your team's going to make you successful"
- David L. Brewer III”
― John Hope Bryant

“Yes that happened, but it doesn't define me. What does not kill me will only make me stronger. I made a mistake, but I am not a mistake.”
― John Hope Bryant, Love Leadership: The New Way to Lead in a Fear-Based World

“When people lead from the perspective of fear, they can be intimidating. They’re not open. They don’t listen. They’re not willing to admit when they’ve made a mistake. It’s always someone else’s fault.   That kind of leadership model is not sustainable. It might produce decent performance over a short period of time. But I don’t think you’re a leader when you lead through fear—you’re a manager.”
― John Hope Bryant, Love Leadership: The New Way to Lead in a Fear-Based World

“There is a difference between being broke and being poor. Being broke is a temporary economic condition, but being poor is a disabling frame of mind and a depressed condition of the spirit.”
― John Hope Bryant, How the Poor Can Save Capitalism: Rebuilding the Path to the Middle Class

“Ignorance is actually worse than no knowledge at all, because ignorance sends otherwise well-meaning individuals off in strange, often unproductive directions.”
― John Hope Bryant, How the Poor Can Save Capitalism: Rebuilding the Path to the Middle Class

“Nothing stops a bullet like a job.”
― John Hope Bryant, How the Poor Can Save Capitalism: Rebuilding the Path to the Middle Class