I never imagined working with CEOs, congressmen or the military, yet I make regular visits to the Pentagon, stop by the Capitol now and then and sit down with leaders of all kinds of companies.

A team is not a group of people that work together. A team is a group of people that trust each other.

Working hard for something we don't care about is called stress; working hard for somthing we love is called passion.

Leadership is a way of thinking, a way of acting and, most importantly, a way of communicating.

When we help ourselves, we find moments of happiness. When we help others, we find lasting fulfillment.

The ability for a group of people to do remarkable things hinges on how well those people can pull together as a team.

A leader's job is not just to get the best out of their people-a leader's job is to make more leaders.

It is better to disappoint people with the truth than to appease them with a lie.

Leadership is not about being in charge. Leadership is about taking care of those in your charge.

Always plan for the fact that no plan ever goes according to plan.

If you hire people just because they can do a job, they'll work for your money, but if they believe what you believe, they'll work for you with blood and sweat and tears.

Dream more.Learn more.Work more.Become more.

I like movies that are specific. Movies that home in on a very specific subculture, a specific discipline, a specific world.

Science can only ascertain what is, but not what should be, and outside of its domain value judgements of all kinds remain necessary.

We're not in the area where the alleged chemical attack happened. I said alleged. We're not sure that anything happened.

There is nothing ugly in sexuality or in the body. It's human!

I must not say what I truly think, or you will tell me I flatter you-but I can only speak what I feel-and very often I cannot even do that when the feeling is very deep.

If we want the most effective fighting force, we need to pick the most qualified capable man for the job, even if it's a woman.

Your poems will happen when no one is there.

I sometimes lie awake at night and try to imagine what would be the best period in history to spend one's seventy-odd years.