A seagull manager is one who periodically flies into the area, makes a lot of noise, dumps on the people, maybe eats their lunch, and flies away.

Leadership: The skill of influencing people to work enthusiastically toward goals identified as being for the common good.

Authority: The skill of getting people to willingly do your will, because of your personal influence.

Serving others breaks you free from the shackles of self and self-absorption that choke out the joy of living.

Who then is the greatest leader? The one who has served the most.

Power: The ability to force or coerce someone to do your will, even if they would choose not to, because of your position or your might.

There is great joy in leading with authority, which is serving others by meeting their legitimate needs.

Those who follow the crowd will never be followed by the crowd.

INTENTIONS + ACTION = WILL

Authority cannot be bought or sold, given or taken away.

INTENTIONS - ACTION = SQUAT

I believe in some blending of hope and sunshine sweetening the worst lots. I believe that this life is not all

You're hung up on something that's never going to love you back.

one day anyone died i guess (and noone stooped to kiss his face) busy folk buried them side by side little by little and was by was

Not only did she [Marilyn Monroe] master her own image, create it and ultimately control it, she was the subject of many of the great masters of photography of the 20th century.

There is no robbery so terrible as the robbery committed by those who think they are doing right.

I've thought about writing, but it hasn't happened yet. It's like schoolwork - you start doing your revisions two nights before you're compelled to turn it in.

There is a plague on Man, the opinion that he knows something.

My dad is a workaholic so I take after him in this respect.

What provokes your risibility, Sir? Have I said anything that you understand? Then I ask pardon of the rest of the company.

Fashion offers no greater challenge than finding what works for night without looking like you are wearing a costume.