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644 South African Quotes

Entrepreneurship is a little bit like farming when you start you do everything, you make a team, you do the Photostats machine and as the business grows, it diversifies but certainly, the improvisation of a farm is extremely useful in business.

Entrepreneurship Farming Do everything Team
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In business, one should never take anything for granted. Your fortune can change in five minutes.

In business Never take Anything Granted
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The pace of technological change is still accelerating. Innovation never stops.

The pace Technological change Innovation
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I believe leaders are positive and optimistic – this doesn’t mean they walk around with a smile and never see obstacles or challenges.

I believe Leaders Positive Optimistic
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Leaders have an innate belief that they can find a way. They have a positive disposition and, therefore, invariably make better decision.

Leaders Innate belief A way Positive disposition
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Leaders make time to dream, think big and then set goals to get there. They have a sense of urgency and innate understanding that time is limited and therefore act accordingly.

Leaders Dream Think big Set goals
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The more you learn, the more your capacity to learn increases. Successful leaders are persistent.

More you Learn Capacity Increases
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Attitude drives fundamentals, not the other way around.

Attitude drives Fundamentals Way around
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Dreams are not only about money, but also about leaving a legacy and what you want to achieve in life.

Dreams About money Leaving Legacy
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The political emancipation is in the majority of the people but the economic power is not in the majority…

Political emancipation Economic power The majority
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Let me tell you a secret. If you want loads of money… then give out money, I have never seen a giver lack.
Want loads Money Give out Never seen
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…Without the training, people cannot be promoted.

Training People Promoted
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The biggest lesson I’ve learned is how important it is to have a mentor when you start your business. There is knowledge I would not have had access to if it weren’t for my mentors.

Bigest lesson Important Mentor Start
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Enjoy your own life without comparing it with that of others. We’re running a different race.
Enjoy Own life Without comparing Running
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I have a new theory in life… what others may think of me is truly none of my business.

New theory In life May think My business
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In life, you don’t get anywhere or do anything you hope to without some sort of sacrifice.

In life You hope Some sort Sacrifice
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You are not defined by how many times you get knocked down but by how many times you got up after being knocked down.

Not defined Many times Knocked down Got up
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The most important indicator of success is ensuring that you get the balance right.

Important indicator Success Balance right
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While money and the pursuance of personal wealth may be an important consideration in life, one should not lose sight of those things money cannot buy while pursuing material wealth.

Money Pursuance Personal wealth Important consideration
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I wake up every morning with the realisation that there are only 24 hours in the day, no more, or less, no injury time.
Wake up Realization Injury time
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All people tend to have a plan and a vision but the hard part is execution. That is where absolute focus and discipline is paramount.

Have Plan Hard part Absolute focus
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You can have as much natural talent in the world, but someone with less talent but more determination, discipline and focus will always outdo you in the end.

Natural talent More determination Discipline Focus
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You can have as much natural talent in the world, but someone with less talent but more determination, discipline and focus will always outdo you in the end.

Natural talent More determination Discipline Focus
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To be and remain competitive, you cannot become complacent with your success.

Remain competitive Complacent Success
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Once you have become complacent, even after succeeding where others would have failed, you are short selling yourself.

Become complacent Succeeding Have failed Short selling
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It is extremely important to have both a clear vision and a plan. It can change at any point but it must be both simple and understandable to all.

Extremely important Clear vision Change Understandable
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Surround yourself with people who are more competent than you in the areas they specialize in. Do not be threatened by competence.

Surround yourself Competent Specialize
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I believe one of the critical factors for ensuring success is to trust those you have appointed to lead your business.

Critical factors Ensuring success Appointed Lead
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Keep yourself sane... block what needs to be blocked

Sane Keep yourself Block Needs
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We want people who work for us to be entrepreneurs. We like them to look at ideas, chase ideas and not to be what I call a caretaker of an asset.

Want people Entrepreneurs Ideas Caretakers
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You’ll sacrifice a lot of things in the early part of your career to be successful, but to be ahead of your competitors, you have to work hard.

Sacrifice Your career Be successful Ahead
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Many people may say that luck is important, but I think you create your own luck by working hard to ensure you don’t miss opportunities.

Many people Luck Important Working hard
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I stopped focusing on people being different, and I started treating everyone the same way.

Stopped focusing People Different Treating
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If you want to grow in the fixed asset space and you want assets which is clear, I think if you want to be big in this commodities space, you need to buy assets.

Grow Fixed asset Commodities space
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Whenever there is a substantial change in an industry there are opportunities for new leaders to emerge

Substantial Industry Opportunities Leaders
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A big part of willpower is having something to aspire to, something to live for.

Willpower Having something Aspire to Live for
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Computer is not a device anymore. It is an extension of your mind and your gateway to other people.

Computer Device An extension Your mind
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I have no idea whether I’m the third richest person in Africa. People who know how much they’re worth aren’t worth a hell of a lot!

No idea Richest person People Worth
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I was never cut out to be a number two.

Never Cut out Number two
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We bought Shoprite for R1 million. Today, it’s worth R100 billion.
We bought Million Today Worth
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My mother taught me to only worry about things you can do something about.

My mother Taught me Worry Things
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I’m extremely positive about investment in Africa because Africa has a wonderful climate, wonderful people, and amazing possibilities.

Extremely positive Investment Wonderful climate People
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I still enjoy what I’m doing, which is building businesses. I don’t have any particular passion apart from my business and my family, and that gives me all the pleasure that I want.

Enjoy Building business Particular passion Family
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Money is always the least of the problems. It is finding the right business or growing the right business. You can’t do that without the right people.

Money Least Problems Right business
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I believe businesses don't grow or develop in terms of a blueprint. There is a huge element of opportunism involved.

Believe Business Develop Blueprint
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Any business either grows or dies. You've just got to keep growing.

Any business Grows Dies Keep growing
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The agricultural potential of Africa is unlimited.

Agricultural potential Unlimited
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Your mission must become a passion you believe in.

Your mission Passion Believe in
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You are in business for the consumer, like a doctor is there for his patients. The more you care about your mission, the more successful you’ll be.

Business Consumer Doctor Patients
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Even if you’re able to keep paying your expenses, a business that shows no profit is no good to anyone

Able Keep paying Expenses Business
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