W.E. Woodward Quotes

When the urgent crowds out the important, people urgently accomplish nothing of value.

I fear insignificance more than I fear failure.

Excuses are used to justify leaving the scene of truth without changing.

Death is only a tragedy when life's purpose was left unfulfilled.

Leverage is the ability to apply positive pressure on yourself to follow through on your decisions even when it hurts.

Leaders dig into their business to learn painful realities rather than peaceful illusion.

A low self-image is usually not based upon facts; it's mismanaged memory.

Attitude is the ability to reframe the experience to empower you to future victories

People love being around those who serve them.

When a leader buys his own excuses, he also, unfortunately, sells them to his team.

Leaders speak truth into people who believe lies about themselves.

A total absence of self-doubt is the first sign of insanity.

When you have parents who are a little out of their minds, somebody has to take responsibility.

Being a family in general is a comedy of errors.

[Raising Hope] is a weird show about weird little humans who love each other.

I know Roomba is a vacuum... But, whenever it's mentioned, my instinct is to be excited about a new fun party game involving rhythm and friends!

Mondays are just like Sam from Clarissa Explains it All. They just show up through the damn window whenever the hell they feel like it.

Lessons from the past create hope for the future and action in the present.

Fame and fortune await the few with the faith to fall forward despite frustrating failures.

The birth of new knowledge begins with an admission of old ignorance.

What kills leadership growth isn't ignorance, but rather the illusion of knowledge.

More powerful than the will to win is the courage to begin.

Success, for most people, requires unlearning as much as learning.

Success is simple, but isn't easy because it demands execution, not intentions.

...Obama said, 'I welcome debate among my team, but I won't tolerate division.

If you want to live the life you've always wanted, you will have to change some things you've always avoided.

You must be willing to give up what you are, to become what you want to be.

Most times, bankrupted finances is a reflection of bankrupted souls.

Finally, the president added, 'The American people are idealists, but they also want their leaders to be realistic...

Be discerning with rumors on leaders, for most are birthed by the envy of the idle or the desperation of the defeated.

True leaders apply law and grace, for those who only apply only law have little influence and those who apply only grace do not influence properly.

True leadership is the orchestration of truth into action to shine Light into darkness.

Men's Leadership Success Formula: Get up, Show up, Man up, Mentor up, and Move up!

The best friend of truth is time while the best friend of a leader is results.

Don't confuse one leader's bluster for muster or another leader's meekness for weakness.

Do not mistake a leader's meekness for weakness.

People buy into leaders through the 3R's of Leadership: Relationship, Reason, and Results.

New Golden Rule of Fractional Reserve Banking: He who creates the "fool's gold" controls the fools.

Those who master money are free to serve others still mastered by it.

To make people feel special you don't have to pay money but rather pay attention.

If you don't respect money, it won't respect you.

The difference between a dream and a fantasy is action.

The cook's role is to feed the body while a leader's role is to feed the mind and spirit.

Power in society is achieved through control of the purse, pen, and politics.

Access to unlimited funds by a government, not surprisingly, leads to an unlimited government.

You can't make a difference until you dare to be different.

The things that count the most (love, joy, justice, and grace) cannot be counted.

A society that has no wrongs will soon have no rights.

What if I said, there was a way

Winners learn from the past, live in the present, and lead into the future.