A consultant solves other people"s problems. I could never do that. I want to help other people solve their own problems.

We cannot wait for great visions from great people, for they are in short supply. It is up to us to light our own small fires in the darkness.

Change is only another word for growth, another synonym for learning.

A leader shapes and shares a vision, which gives point to the work of others.

The best learning happens in real life with real problems and real people and not in classrooms.

The future is not inevitable. We can influence it, if we know what we want it to be.

In a knowledge economy, a good business is a community with a purpose, not a piece of property.

You have to stand outside the box to see how the box can be re-designed.

Creativity needs a bit of untidiness. Make everything too neat and there is no room for experiment.

If there is one general law of communication it is that we never communicate as effectively as we think we do.

Citizenship is the chance to make a difference to the place where you belong.

Life is about pursuing the essence of creation

I'm not a hypochondriac, but my gynaecologist firmly believes I am.

Betrayal is sacred when the heart can encompass the whole.

Hard work is much more important than talent

All those clean, fresh starts had made me forget what it was like, until now, to be messy and honest and out of control. To be real.

There is an obligation both moral, but also legal, I believe, against a reporter disclosing something which would so severely compromise national security.

The racism in South Asia is the most specific racism in the world. It's like racism against a slightly different language group. It's like micro-racism.

A good radio show will captivate you, and it's active listening. It's not in the background.

It has been a long road. From a mountain coolie, a bearer of loads, to a wearer of a coat with rows of medals who is carried about in planes and worries about income tax.

It's so much easier when you've got guys on base and the whole offense is clicking.