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    Ben Horowitz
    “Culture is not like a mission statement; you can’t just set it up and have it last forever. There’s a saying in the military that if you see something below standard and do nothing, then you’ve set a new standard. This is also true of culture—if you see something off-culture and ignore it, you’ve created a new culture.”
    ― Ben Horowitz, What You Do Is Who You Are: An expert guide to building your company’s culture
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    Ben Horowitz
    “There’s a saying in the military that if you see something below standard and do nothing, then you’ve set a new standard.”
    ― Ben Horowitz, What You Do Is Who You Are: How to Create Your Business Culture
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    David Clark
    “People are trying to be smart—all I am trying to do is not to be idiotic, but it’s harder than most people think.”
    ― David Clark, Tao of Charlie Munger: A Compilation of Quotes from Berkshire Hathaway's Vice Chairman on Life, Business, and the Pursuit of Wealth With Commentary by David Clark
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    David Clark
    “I think that one should recognize reality even when one doesn’t like it; indeed, especially when one doesn’t like it.”
    ― David Clark, Tao of Charlie Munger: A Compilation of Quotes from Berkshire Hathaway's Vice Chairman on Life, Business, and the Pursuit of Wealth With Commentary by David Clark
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    Mary Buffett
    “The rule is simple: People with integrity are predisposed to perform; people without integrity are predisposed not to perform. It is best not to get the two confused.”
    ― Mary Buffett, The Tao of Warren Buffett: Warren Buffett's Words of Wisdom: Quotations and Interpretations to Help Guide You to Billionaire Wealth and Enlightened Business Management
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    Hendrith Vanlon Smith Jr.
    “Business models are about the systems and processes related to the exchange of value between sellers and buyers.”
    ― Hendrith Vanlon Smith Jr, CEO of Mayflower-Plymouth
    tags: business-model, business-model-strategy, systems, value-exchange
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    Hendrith Vanlon Smith Jr.
    “Many charitable organizations don’t need to exist, and their work would be done better by either a business or the church.”
    ― Hendrith Vanlon Smith Jr
    tags: business, business-quotes, charity, charity-quotes
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    Hendrith Vanlon Smith Jr.
    “As leaders, sometimes we have to be willing to be temporarily disliked in order to be permanently loved.”
    ― Hendrith Vanlon Smith Jr
    tags: business-quotes, hendrith-smith-children, hendrith-smith-quotes, hendrith-smith-wife, hendrith-vanlon-smith-jr-quotes, leadership, leadership-quotes, love-quotes
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    Hendrith Vanlon Smith Jr.
    “People can tell when a leader disciplines with the power of love versus when a leader disciplines with a love for power.”
    ― Hendrith Vanlon Smith Jr
    tags: business, business-quotes, executive-quotes, hendrith-smith-quotes, hendrith-vanlon-smith-jr-family, leadership-quotes, teacher-quotes
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    Hendrith Vanlon Smith Jr.
    “Leaders can’t afford to be resistant to change.”
    ― Hendrith Vanlon Smith Jr
    tags: business-quotes, change-management, change-quotes, leadership-quotes
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    Hendrith Vanlon Smith Jr.
    “If you aren’t challenging people to change in some way, you aren’t a leader.”
    ― Hendrith Vanlon Smith Jr
    tags: business-quotes, hendrith-smith-quotes, leadership-quotes
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    Hendrith Vanlon Smith Jr.
    “Leadership is only necessary where change is necessary. Change always involves some discomfort. And therefore, leaders are always tasked with the uncomfortable mandate of causing some discomfort.”
    ― Hendrith Vanlon Smith Jr, CEO of Mayflower-Plymouth
    tags: business-quotes, change-management, change-quotes, hendrith-smith-quotes, leadership, leadership-quotes
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    Hendrith Vanlon Smith Jr.
    “Recycling capital can be a very profitable activity.”
    ― Hendrith Vanlon Smith Jr, CEO of Mayflower-Plymouth
    tags: capital, investing
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    Hendrith Vanlon Smith Jr.
    “A leaders’ goal is to help people, not to please people. Sometimes people resist what’s good for them and you have to give it to them anyway; not in a show of power, but as an act of love.”
    ― Hendrith Vanlon Smith Jr, CEO of Mayflower-Plymouth
    tags: business-quotes, hendrith-smith-quotes, hendrith-vanlon-smith-jr-family, hendrith-vanlon-smith-jr-quotes, leadership-quotes
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    Hendrith Vanlon Smith Jr.
    “All earnings are not earned equally.”
    ― Hendrith Vanlon Smith Jr, CEO of Mayflower-Plymouth
    tags: accounting-quotes, business-quotes, corporation-quotes, hendrith-smith-quotes, income-quotes, money-quotes, wealth-quotes
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    Hendrith Vanlon Smith Jr.
    “Good leaders keep their promises. When promises are honored, respect is earned. When promises are disregarded by the leader, respect for the leader is disregarded.”
    ― Hendrith Vanlon Smith Jr, CEO of Mayflower-Plymouth
    tags: business-quotes, hendrith-smith-quotes, leadership-quotes, trust-quotes
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    Hendrith Vanlon Smith Jr.
    “Many of the most influential business people in history have gone through persecution - allegations of monopoly or fraud or political manipulation, or other things. To some extent, great persecution comes with great influence.”
    ― Hendrith Vanlon Smith Jr, CEO of Mayflower-Plymouth
    tags: business, business-quotes, influence, persecution, power
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    Hendrith Vanlon Smith Jr.
    “At Mayflower-Plymouth, we see ourselves as primarily a Capital Holdings Company. We aim to continually acquire, own and steward a massive portfolio of assets of various kinds; creating wealth for our partners and enormous value for the people we serve through our stewardship.”
    ― Hendrith Vanlon Smith Jr, CEO of Mayflower-Plymouth
    tags: business, mayflower-plymouth
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    Hendrith Vanlon Smith Jr.
    “As a leader, it is possible to be both loved and respected. You don’t have to be a pushover to be loved, and you don’t have to be a bully to be respected.”
    ― Hendrith Vanlon Smith Jr
    tags: business-quotes, hendrith-smith-quotes, hendrith-vanlon-smith-jr-quotes, leadership-quotes, parenting-quotes, teacher-quotes
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    Hendrith Vanlon Smith Jr.
    “When I meet other men in business, I want to know what their relationship with their children is like. I think a mans role as a father says something about who he is as a businessman and the quality of leader he is.”
    ― Hendrith Vanlon Smith Jr
    tags: business-quotes, fatherhood, hendrith-smith-quotes, leadership-quotes
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    Hendrith Vanlon Smith Jr.
    “People don’t need their leaders to like everything they like. But they do need their leaders to love and to like who they are. When people feel loved and liked by their leaders, they’re willing to overlook some differences in culture.”
    ― Hendrith Vanlon Smith Jr
    tags: business-quotes, leadership-quotes
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    Hendrith Vanlon Smith Jr.
    “Wise people decide everyday to be happy, despite the struggles. We ourselves decide, cognitively to have joy. Happiness is a decision.”
    ― Hendrith Smith, The Wealth Reference Guide: An American Classic
    tags: gratitude-quotes, happiness-quotes, joyful-living-101, joyful-living-quotes
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    Hendrith Vanlon Smith Jr.
    “Trust is a non-negotiable element of financial systems.”
    ― Hendrith Vanlon Smith Jr
    tags: capital, financial-system, trust
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    Hendrith Vanlon Smith Jr.
    “Any financial system that seeks to eliminate the need for trust will be eliminated by the need for trust.”
    ― Hendrith Vanlon Smith Jr
    tags: business, capital, financial-system, hendrith-smith, trust
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    Hendrith Vanlon Smith Jr.
    “A good manager is more easier to compliment peoples strengths than they are to criticize their weaknesses.”
    ― Hendrith Vanlon Smith Jr, CEO of Mayflower-Plymouth
    tags: business, management-and-leadership, manager, strengths
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    Hendrith Vanlon Smith Jr.
    “A school that doesn’t cultivate creativity is a waste of the presence of youth, and an example of misallocated capital.”
    ― Hendrith Vanlon Smith Jr
    tags: education-system, school, student-potential, teachers, youth
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    Hendrith Vanlon Smith Jr.
    “Business deals should be mutually beneficial. Don’t fund other peoples profits with your loss.”
    ― Hendrith Vanlon Smith Jr, CEO of Mayflower-Plymouth
    tags: business, hendrith-smith
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    Hendrith Vanlon Smith Jr.
    “Deal making is a critical component of business.”
    ― Hendrith Vanlon Smith Jr, CEO of Mayflower-Plymouth
    tags: business, dealmaking, hendrith-smith
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    Hendrith Vanlon Smith Jr.
    “The name Mayflower-Plymouth is synonymous with great capital stewardship and synonymous with business excellence.”
    ― Hendrith Vanlon Smith Jr, CEO of Mayflower-Plymouth
    tags: business, capital, investing, mayflower-plymouth
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    Hendrith Vanlon Smith Jr.
    “To be a successful investor, you really have to understand the essentials of business.”
    ― Hendrith Vanlon Smith Jr, CEO of Mayflower-Plymouth
    tags: business, hendrith-smith, investing
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