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

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

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

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.

Everyone carries a burden. Only the weight differs.

Nothing is so painful to the human mind as a great and sudden change. The sun might shine, or the clouds might lour: but nothing could appear to me as it had done the day before.

They are not my stories...they are merely mine to tell

I dream crazy vivid dreams. Like, entire movies. And sometimes I write songs about them.

I try to work and enjoy life, and that's about all.

We do have the nuclear weapons agreement with Iran, that's an enforcement consequence, action for action, follow on. We have a plan, we will watch them, we will be vigilant.

I don't know what the problem with Capitol is. Some one's got to wake 'em up. Prod 'em a little bit.

I'm always in a place that is sincere but conflicted about different things that come with being a Christian and being an active, churchgoing Christian.

As to the advantages of temperance in the training of the armed forces and of its benefits to the members of the forces themselves, there can be no doubt in the world.