Family, community, and the realm of the private self - your mind, body, and spirit - are all important sources of the inspiration, support, and ideas we all need to lead the lives we want.

People struggle most with seeing new ways of doing things and often need help in breaking through their tradition-bound mindsets.

Skilled leaders focus on "we," not "me."

We all want to have a rich and meaningful work life and a fulfilling life beyond work.

"Leading" is about mobilizing people toward valued goals.

Firms that fully embrace the needs and interests of the whole person will win today's competition for the best talent.

Knowing what matters most, what I call "being real," is the alpha and omega for leaders.

When employers no longer offer secure full-time employment with benefits, then it's hard to expect employees to be loyal, engaged, and maximally productive.

Curiosity about the world and questioning of the status quo to open minds to alternative visions of the future are essential leadership skills. And they can be learned.

The worst thing you can do, despite the innumerable obstacles we confront, is to not try.

The principles that apply to engagement for employees are the same as those that apply to supervisors.

Just bring your wits. Sometimes that's the most effective weapon any of us has.

Possessive parents rarely live long enough to see the fruits of their selfishness.

Grudges are for those who insist that they are owed something; forgiveness, however, is for those who are substantial enough to move on

It is a terrific thing to get a building built that has the qualities of greatness in it.

Even Crazy Horses is a good song, by the Osmonds. I've known many bands who have covered that. It's just a great song. I bought it in a brown, paper bag because I didn't want anyone to know I had it.

You don't become a success when you get your diploma, you became a success when you decided to go to college when you get your diploma you get the rewards of success.

I did all the dialect work, all my character work completely by myself.

I'm the type of person who doesn't want to sit alone in a restaurant or bar.

Sir! Men who desert their comrades in war deserve to be shot! And Officers who intrude for them deserve to be hung!

You have first to experience what you want to express.