Leaders are usually a reflection of the people they lead. How can a leader be moral if his people are immoral?

When a desire is deep, it reaches the subconscious mind and calls for cultivation of qualities that will help fulfill desires, and this is what transforms an ordinary person into a great leader.

Intellectuals are rarely successful as leaders. They are so trapped in their ideals that they cannot venture out in the real world to win and lead.

Hatred is the emotional price leaders must pay for getting love and honour.

A leader cannot avoid being hated. This hatred is directly proportional to his influence and power. A person who does not wish to be hated should avoid leadership roles.

A great leader is almost always a great follower for he knows what to learn and from whom.

You do not become a leader because people follow you. Rather, people tend to follow you because you have leadership qualities. The journey of leadership often starts alone.

Hatred is the price that society extracts from its leaders for the honour, power and wealth it bestows unto them.

Most people hate successful people for their small little faults rather than appreciating them for their great strengths.

Art has a voice - let it speak.

Unfortunately, the worst part of a product/service is the seller.

I've always liked the idea of improvised music. Improvised anything. It's what conversation is.

If we can cultivate a concern for others, keeping in mind the oneness of humanity, we can build a more compassionate world.

If there are people who yearn for the days when Saddam Hussein was in power, then I am not among them.

The one thing you can do that the audience can't do - all those smart people online in the chat rooms can't do - is deliver a satisfying emotional journey for a human being, for a character.

I would like to believe in an afterlife; it makes things more palatable. But I'm not banking on it.

I looked like a boy for a long time. Now I feel like a woman.

We only get one planet.

The aim of justice is to give everyone his due.