There is a profound difference between information and meaning.

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.

You stand the risk of bankruptcy, because you refused to take risks. So life demands risks.

To be able to keep the promise I made to God, I think that keeps me going. No matter how much the money had been, I would have always fulfilled my promise, as that's the way I am.

All must respect those who respect themselves.

The foreign-language Oscar is something that doesn't go to the producer or the director; it goes to the country.

I've explored a variety of directions and themes over the years. But I think in my painting you can see the signature of one artist, the work of one wrist.

Things gain meaning by being used in a shared experience or joint action.

My fighting spirit has often seemed out of place.

I can't wait to get off the stage, because I've got some LifeSavers in my pocket and pineapple is next!

Soldiers generally win battles; generals get credit for them.

And in my private life I prefer not to pass myself off as what I'm not (Daniel Brennan)