The more we are committed to believing that something is true, the less likely we are to believe that its opposite is true, even in the face of clear evidence that shows we are wrong.

Successful people become great leaders when they learn to shift the focus from themselves to others.

Leadership is providing inspiration and vision, then developing and empowering others to achieve this vision.

Never confuse acquiring degrees with wisdom.

The major challenge of most executives is not understanding the practice of leadership - it is practicing their understanding of leadership.

After living with their dysfunctional behavior for so many years, people become invested in defending their dysfunctions rather than changing them.

What got you here won't get you there.

To help others develop, start with yourself.

Great leaders encourage leadership development. By openly developing themselves

When we do what we have to do we are compliant. When we do what we choose to do we are committed.

Those who lead by example and demonstrate passion for what they do make it much easier for their followers to do the same.

It's never just a game when you're winning.

They had learned nothing and forgotten nothing.

I should talk to him I know I should talk to him. But I do not talk to him. I watch after him from afar and love him.

It is not the lowest priced goods that are always the cheapest - the quality is, or ought to be as much an object with the purchaser, as the price.

It seems the baseball player of today will not be satisfied until he plays two weeks in the big league and is able to retire at twenty-two.

Clint Eastwood expects you to know what you're doing. He's going to take two giant steps back and let you do it. I have such appreciation for that part of him.

I have become my own father.

I think it's a problem if you don't compensate people that have got no money, because I really feel you're exploiting them.

The present moment is ever the critical time. The future is merely for intelligent forethought.