A leader without a title is better than a title without the ability to lead.

A team is not a group of people that work together. A team is a group of people that trust each other.

Working hard for something we don't care about is called stress; working hard for somthing we love is called passion.

Leadership is a way of thinking, a way of acting and, most importantly, a way of communicating.

When we help ourselves, we find moments of happiness. When we help others, we find lasting fulfillment.

The ability for a group of people to do remarkable things hinges on how well those people can pull together as a team.

A leader's job is not just to get the best out of their people-a leader's job is to make more leaders.

It is better to disappoint people with the truth than to appease them with a lie.

Leadership is not about being in charge. Leadership is about taking care of those in your charge.

Always plan for the fact that no plan ever goes according to plan.

If you hire people just because they can do a job, they'll work for your money, but if they believe what you believe, they'll work for you with blood and sweat and tears.

God does not call the "qualified" but qualifies the called

I have a ball - and it keeps my heart rate up. I get to wear fabulous clothes. I get to make people laugh. That's my core business, and that's where I'll always return.

Quite often somebody will say, What year do your books take place? and the only answer I can give is, In childhood.

I am sure of very little, and I shouldn't be surprised if those things were wrong.

Accessing capital to start a business can be a daunting process, especially for entrepreneurs who start out with a great idea, but have no real familiarity with the business world

Every child is going to grow up. You can see it happen in the books: They get older and older and belong to themselves to a greater and greater extent.

O bluebird, welcome back again, Thy azure coat and ruddy vest, Are hues that April loveth best.

It's a little bit hard to have personal things subject to public scrutiny, and it's a pressure that other people aren't under, but then they're under a lot of pressures that we're not under.

If you're dressed for my funeral, it's too casual. If it's just street clothes, then you must be scaring the tourists.

So many fail because they don't get started - they don't go. They don't overcome inertia. They don't begin.