An achievement-oriented culture is very pro-employee - it's so much more fun than one that isn't. Excellence is a tremendous amount of fun; mediocrity is not.

You can build a much more wonderful company on love than you can on fear.

Building a business where everyone thrives

That's what leadership is all about: getting somebody to see your vision and believe it's possible.

We must practice consistent, reliable, predictable, effective, thoughtful, compassionate and even courteous communication every single day to successfully sustain, develop and grow our business.

Well, everything's a lesson, isn't it? Learning all the time, as you could say.

I tend to avoid people who always have something to say … and those who expect me to always have something to say.

Gratitude is not only the greatest of virtues, but the parent of all others.

MYTH: Beautiful Writing Trumps AllREALITY: Storytelling Trumps Beautiful Writing, Every Time

I have come back again to where I belong not an enchanted place but the walls are strong.

If we set our minds, we can achieve anything.

The mile has a classic symmetry....It's a play in four acts.

people will tell you were they have gone, they'll tell you where to go, but until you get there for yourself you never really know.

No matter how bad someone has it, there are others who have it worse. Remembering that makes life a lot easier and allows you to take pleasure in the blessings you have been given.

Sometimes you have a period piece where you have to research around it but, if the writers have done their homework well enough, the information is all in the script.