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> [Before you can ever inspire, motivate, or influence, you must connect first.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/greg-smith/before-you-can-ever-inspire-motivate-or-influence-you-must-connect/)

[Greg Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/greg-smith/)

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## More by Greg Smith

> [Taking action births motivation.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/greg-smith/taking-action-births-motivation/)

[Greg Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/greg-smith/)

> [The true nature of mankind comes down to a simple question: 'Do we teach children how to be good or how to be bad?'](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/greg-smith/the-true-nature-of-mankind-comes-down-to-a-simple-question-do-we/)

[Greg Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/greg-smith/)

> [Before you can ever inspire, motivate, or influence, you must connect first.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/greg-smith/before-you-can-ever-inspire-motivate-or-influence-you-must-connect/)

[Greg Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/greg-smith/)

> [A majority of the crime in the downtown is property crime. There have been a few larcenies and burglaries, but robberies and assaults are…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/greg-smith/a-majority-of-the-crime-in-the-downtown-is-property-crime-there-have/)

[Greg Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/greg-smith/)

> [Leadership used to be about ideas, setting an example and doing the right thing. Today, if you make enough money for the firm (and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/greg-smith/leadership-used-to-be-about-ideas-setting-an-example-and-doing-the/)

[Greg Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/greg-smith/)

> [If clients don’t trust you they will eventually stop doing business with you. It doesn’t matter how smart you are.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/greg-smith/if-clients-don-t-trust-you-they-will-eventually-stop-doing-business/)

[Greg Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/greg-smith/)

> [Change is eminent, control is an illusion, but dreams are eternal. Believe in your dreams!](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/greg-smith/change-is-eminent-control-is-an-illusion-but-dreams-are-eternal/)

[Greg Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/greg-smith/)

> [It makes me ill how callously people talk about ripping their clients off I don’t know of any illegal behavior, but will people push…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/greg-smith/it-makes-me-ill-how-callously-people-talk-about-ripping-their-clients/)

[Greg Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/greg-smith/)

> [No one accepts us being together, So you ended it from pressure, Never knowing the closure I would never get from not knowing what…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/greg-smith/no-one-accepts-us-being-together-so-you-ended-it-from-pressure-never/)

[Greg Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/greg-smith/)

> [I knew it was time to leave when I realized I could no longer look students in the eye and tell them what a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/greg-smith/i-knew-it-was-time-to-leave-when-i-realized-i-could-no-longer-look/)

[Greg Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/greg-smith/)

> [She doesnt know when to talk, She hides her problems, she always walks. But I love her regardless of what she does. She leans…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/greg-smith/she-doesnt-know-when-to-talk-she-hides-her-problems-she-always-walks/)

[Greg Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/greg-smith/)

> [Getting an unsophisticated client was the golden prize. The quickest way to make money on Wall Street is to take the most sophisticated product…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/greg-smith/getting-an-unsophisticated-client-was-the-golden-prize-the-quickest/)

[Greg Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/greg-smith/)

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