Do first things first, and second things not at all.

The most important thing in communication is hearing what isn't said.

Management is doing things right; leadership is doing the right things.

The greatest danger in times of turbulence is not the turbulence; it is to act with yesterday's logic.

Only three things happen naturally in organizations: friction, confusion, and underperformance. Everything else requires leadership.

Culture eats strategy for breakfast.

What gets measured gets managed.

The leader of the past was a person who knew how to tell. The leader of the future will be a person who knows how to ask.

Effective leadership is not about making speeches or being liked; leadership is defined by results not attributes.

The key to greatness is to look for people's potential and spend time developing it.

The purpose of information is not knowledge. It is being able to take the right action.

We are born to serve, to find the power of love, and to get what we deserve.

I often think that men don't understand what is noble and what is ignorant, though they always talk about it.

Darkness is my friend, and my biggest enemy" Temporary dark and deep

All these years I've had a story in my mind, the story about us that never really existed. And because of that story, I've kept you framed up on the wall in a little box of nostalgic moonlight.

Not their love of humanity, but the impotence of their love, prevents the Christians of today - burning us.

Address things now that could otherwise turn into regrets.

Mainly because as women's education increases all around the planet, we find that family size tends to drop.

Absolute power demoralizes.

When a thing you love faces adversity, you start to feel more protective of it. Also, you take an inventory all the time. You ask yourself, "Is this worth all my fighting?"

I think that Americans find the Australian humour and the energy of Australians very refreshing - we are quite self-deprecating, we're light-hearted and can have a laugh.