A formal and orderly conception of the whole is rarely present, perhaps even rarely possible, except to a few men of exceptional genius.

To try and fail is at least to learn; to fail to try is to suffer the inestimable loss of what might have been.

A low morality will not sustain leadership long, its influence quickly vanishes, it cannot produce its own succession.

Successful cooperation in or by formal organizations is the abnormal, not the normal, condition.

In a community all acts of individuals and of organizations are directly or indirectly interconnected and interdependent

The executive art is nine-tenths inducing those who have authority to use it in taking pertinent action

Left to themselves, people will elaborate, not simplify solutions.

Whatever you can dream and believe, you can achieve.

You can make your dreams come true only when you work hard and be willing to put your effort behind your dreams.

To have beautiful lips, say beautiful things. To have beautiful eyes, look at people and see the good in them.

Them that's got shall get, Them that's not shall lose. So the Bible says, And it still is news. Mama may have, Papa may have, But God bless the child that's got his own.

I guess NBC must have noticed that one of my main staples is social media. So, when they approached me for The Voice, I thought "Why not be the first one to do it?"

There is a cowardly propensity in the human heart that delights in oppressing somebody else, and in the gratification of this base desire we always select a victim that can be outraged with safety.

However you disguise slavery, it is slavery still. Its chains, though wreathed with roses, not only fasten on the body but rivet on the mind.

The last few weeks we had been playing poorly, but hopefully we can ride this all the way through Halloween.

I often think about my future wife and how lax she's been about getting in touch with me.

As an avid photographer, I also took advantage of the latest technology in photography - digital photography - to post photos on my website on a daily basis.