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

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.

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

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.

Moonlight drowns out all but the brightest stars.

A book is not complete till it reaches a reader.

I wanted to be a veterinarian until I saw a video of a vet performing surgery on a dog. Then I decided I wanted to be a pianist.

A composer's job involves the decoration of fragments of time.

How many watched the President's speech last night? [half-hearted audience applause] How many watched American Idol ? [thundering applause] Okay, there you go! You get the government you deserve.

When I was a boy, I naively thought that this thing called happiness would be something I would wake up to find every day once I could smoke, drink and fornicate.

The last time I had this much fun was a root-canal operation.

My father required me to honor my father and my mother too much to put up games on them. I did on occasion.

One pretty woman means fun at the dance. Two pretty women means trouble in the house. Three pretty women means run at the hills.

You need to hit the door, search for a new guy. Cause I only got one night in town.