- “Don’t waste time on things you can’t change!” — Dan Peña
- “Dream Big, Think Big, Be Big!” Dan Peña
- “Hunger makes beasts of men and demons of beasts” Dan Peña
- “Even when one thoughtfully and judiciously plans, more often than not, such plans are overcome by external events. Therefore, never underestimate how wrong you can be!” Dan Peña
- “Progress often masquerades as trouble.” Dan Peña
- “Cash only prolongs death. It doesn’t avoid it.” Dan Peña
- “A deal is either hot — or it’s not.” Dan Peña
- “Quantum Leap success means fishing with nets, not just with lines.” Dan Peña
- “Tough times don’t last — tough people do!” — Dan Peña
- “Don’t under any circumstances, ever, second guess yourself.” — Dan Peña
- “Any problem solved will be replaced immediately by a larger more complicated one!” — Dan Peña
- “Progress often masquerades as trouble.” — Dan Peña
- “I’ve never seen a “part-time” super successful, high-performance person.” — Dan Peña
- “Man Plans — God Laughs!” — Dan Peña
- “Don’t focus on mistakes, focus on the positive “next time”!” — Dan Peña
- “The more you investigate, the less you have to invest.” — Dan Peña
- “People that read fucking books don’t take action!” — Dan Peña
- “The best way to predict the future is to create it yourself!” — Dan Peña
- “The only difference between a Champ and a Chump is “U”.” — Dan Peña
- “If you want things to change, first you have to change.” — Dan Peña
- “A deal has to sound good before it is good.” — Dan Peña
- “The older you get the less you are surprised.” — Dan Peña
- “Don’t be a c*nt” — Dan Peña
- “The older you get the less you are surprised.” Dan Peña
- “Don’t be a loser.” Dan Peña
- “Never ever share your doubts.” Dan Peña
- “We must all remember life doesn’t have to be fair for us to succeed if we take change and become masters and creators of our own destiny!” Dan Peña
- “Stop playing to lose. Play to win.” Dan Peña
- “Ask and you shall receive.” Dan Peña
- “You can’t have a dream come true unless you have a dream.” Dan Peña
- “Business deals start and end with people — the interaction of flesh and blood, bone and sinew, heart and mind, emotion and soul.” Dan Peña
32. “The difference between a failure and a high-performance individual is how each deals with fear. We are all afraid.” Dan Peña
33. “People with low self-esteem protect themselves by not taking risks. High self-esteem gives you the power of confidence to take chances.” Dan Peña
34. “Man’s greatest burden is unfulfilled potential.” Dan Peña
35. “Always shoot for the moon. Even if you don’t hit the bulls-eye, you’ll at least get 80 percent.” Dan Peña
36. “Don’t just work longer hours, ‘staying busy’ as most other people do. ‘Work smart’ — i.e. Stay productive and don’t get distracted.” Dan Peña
37. “If love got the job done, most parents would have produced high performers. Most of them haven’t!” Dan Peña
38. “Just do it!” Dan Peña
39. “Hard work is the answer for everything” Dan Peña
40. “Nobody cares” Dan Peña
