People are motivated by fear, but they are not inspired by it. Everything that inspires us comes from love.

Authenticity is the alignment of head, mouth, heart, and feet - thinking, saying, feeling, and doing the same thing - consistently. This builds trust, and followers love leaders they can trust.

Leadership is not a formula or a program, it is a human activity that comes from the heart and considers the hearts of others. It is an attitude, not a routine.

Excellence in our society is less a product of conflict and hostility than of collaboration.

Science sometimes falls short when trying to fathom the depths of our essence - and our inspiration comes from that essence.

Great leadership is about human experiences, not processes.

We live under the illusion that organizations are 'them' when, in reality, they are 'us.' If we wish to work in evolved organizations, we must each be the first to start the journey.

Followers are the customers of the Higher Ground Leader, who strives to meet or exceed the outer and inner needs of followers.

The distrust of wit is the beginning of tyranny.

One thing that humans still do better than computers is recognize images.

I think most of us become self-critical as soon as we become self-conscious.

If you're looking for self-help, why would you read a book written by somebody else?

Wars should be fought with words, not bombs, not weapons. And calm words. I think that wars should be fought over a chessboard and a cup of something to drink.

Sorrow's child grieves not what has passed, but all the past still yet to come.

The second was some rather bad poetry, but it was short, and I forced my way through by gritting my teeth and occasionally closing one eye so as not to damage the entirety of my brain.

Simplicity is the only thing that sufficiently reorients our lives so that possessions can be genuinely enjoyed without destroying us.

Guided by film...we approach, if at all, ideas no longer on highways leading through the void but on paths that wind through the thicket of things.

Under my leadership the Conservative Party will come back together in the interests of the whole country.