A river without banks is a large puddle.

Humility does not mean you think less of yourself. It means you think of yourself less.

Servant-leader ship is all about making the goals clear and then rolling your sleeves up and doing whatever it takes to help people win. In that situation, they don't work for you, you work for them.

Feedback is the breakfast of champions.

The key to successful leadership today is influence, not authority.

Don't quack like a duck, soar like an eagle.

Vision is knowing who you are, where you're going, and what will guide your journey.

Learning is defined as a change in behavior. You haven't learned a thing until you take action and use it.

Start your day with good intentions and set yourself up for a good attitude. It's not what happens to you that matters but how you respond.

Take a minute: look at your goals, look at your performance, see if your behavior matches your goals.

In the past a leader was a boss. Today's leaders must be partners with their people... they no longer can lead solely based on positional power.

Not by blaming the world, not by shunning the world, but only be loving the world can I have peace of mind

One grey cloak is much like another, just as all cats are grey in the dark.

I'm very happy that major players are always giving their opinions about my life, my game. I am very thankful for that.

The main point of democracy is to deliver positive results for the majority.

I have always loved trouser suits. It's something I absolutely believe in for women.

Words can carry any burden we wish. All that's required is agreement and a tradition upon which to build.

When I closed in "King Lear" I went into a period of depression for about three weeks, and every actor I've talked to who's ever played a major, major Shakespeare role has done this.

There are a number of people who won't be president in 2009, and Mark Warner is one of them.

A picture book is a story told in two languages - word and image. And the illustration is the front door of the book.

Often people going into directing want to learn as much as they possibly can about "technique." And I say the hell with that.