Effective leaders are made, not born. They learn from trial and error, and from experience.

There are no secrets to success. It is the result of preparation, hard work, and learning from failure.

Pissing people off doesn't mean you're doing the right things, but doing the right things will almost inevitably piss people off.

A dream doesn't become reality through magic; it takes sweat, determination and hard work.

None of us can change our yesterdays but all of us can change our tomorrows.

If you are going to achieve excellence in big things, you develop the habit in little matters. Excellence is not an exception, it is a prevailing attitude.

The most important thing I learned is that soldiers watch what their leaders do. You can give them classes and lecture them forever, but it is your personal example they will follow.

Respect for leaders by followers can't be mandated; it must be earned. It has to be given to leaders by their followers.

Get mad, then get over it.

Being responsible sometimes means pissing people off.

Surround yourself with people who take their work seriously, but not themselves, those who work hard and play hard.

A good life is doing what you love as much as you can and doing what you must as much as you should

When taken for granted remember there are thousands out there that will value and cherish your friendship and effort-Just move on

Change does not change tradition. It strengthens it. Change is a challenge and an opportunity not a threat.

I have to write and play. If I became an electrician tomorrow, I'd still come home at night and write songs.

In my writing, I strive for a lyrical beauty somewhere between Tolkien at his best and Seamus Heaney's translation of Beowulf.

This is my 1963 Ford. It was the only car I could A-Ford.

We may all be sensitive to gluten from a neurological standpoint.

I'm an expert cook when it comes to preparing the quail, ducks, geese and wild turkeys that I hunt on the farm.

Belief is not the beginning of knowledge - it is the end.

The hand that follows intellect can achieve.