Everyone in a successful organization must be willing and ready to risk. Risk is like change; it's not a choice.

A whale is as unique as a cactus. But don't ask a whale to survive Death Valley. We all have special gifts. Where we use them and how determines whether we actually complete something.

In the end, it is important to remember that we cannot become what we need to be by remaining what we are.

The first responsibility of a leader is to define reality.

Leaders should be able to Stand Alone, Take the Heat, Bear the Pain, Tell the Truth, and Do What's Right

Trust grows when people see leaders translate their personal integrity into organizational fidelity. At the heart of fidelity lies truth-telling and promise-keeping.

The greatest thing is, at any moment, to be willing to give up who we are in order to become all that we can be.

We can teach ourselves to see things the way they ARE. Only with vision can we begin to see things the way they CAN BE.

The leader is the servant who removes the obstacles that prevent people from doing their jobs.

To be a leader means, especially, having the opportunity to make a meaningful difference in the lives of those who permit leaders to lead.

Jazz, like leadership, combines the unpredictability of the future with the gifts of individuals.

There must be logical minds among all species if they hope to survive. Not everyone can be bridled with hope and optimism.

You may delay, but time will not.

Visions are fulfilled in God's timing.

Life is beautiful for those who can see the beauty in the midst of the ugliness.

Religious fanaticism is the most dangerous form of insanity.

I feel I've always been writing about self-identity. How do we become who we are? So I'm just writing from experience what's concerned me.

Even people's dreams don't match the reality of my life. I don't dream, I set goals and accomplish them.

So many things--nay every real thing--is good if only it will be humble and ordinate.

People actually live with their id exposed. They're not good at concealing what's going on inside.

I am quite correctly described as 'more of a sponge than an inventor....'