There are two ways of being creative. One can sing and dance. Or one can create an environment in which singers and dancers flourish.

Failing organizations are usually over-managed and under-led.

The most dangerous leadership myth is that leaders are born.

The manager accepts the status quo; the leader challenges it.

Leaders learn by leading, and they learn bestby leading in the face of obstacles. As weather shapes mountains, problems shape leaders.

You are your own raw material. When you know what you consist of and what you want to make of it, then you can invent yourself.

Find the appropriate balance of competing claims by various groups of stakeholders. All claims deserve consideration but some claims are more important than others.

Leaders are people who do the right thing; managers are people who do things right.

Leaders must earn the trust of their teams, their organizations, and their stakeholders before attempting to engage their support.

Becoming a leader is synonymous with becoming yourself. It is precisely that simple, and it is also that difficult.

Trust is the emotional glue that binds followers and leaders together.

Before marriage man prays that god give him a wife, after marriage he prays that god save him from her.

A matured woman is therefore a responsible woman irrespective of her age, status and qualification.

God doesn’t care how well you can preach about forgiveness… what He looks at is your behavior when presented the opportunity to practice it.

We cannot be damaged into health.

Weight doesn't matter as long as you're happy with yourself.

A man is what he does with his attention and mine is not for sale.

If he had had no education, maybe Basho could have been a much greater poet.

I eat once a day if I remember, and I try never to go to sleep.

In season, all is good.

Brass bands are all very well in their place - outdoors and several miles away.