Fear of difference is fear of life itself.

Unity, not uniformity, must be our aim. We attain unity only through variety. Differences must be integrated, not annihilated, not absorbed.

That is always our problem, not how to get control of people, but how all together we can get control of a situation.

Leadership is not defined by the exercise of power but by the capacity to increase the sense of power among those led. The most essential work of the leader is to create more leaders.

Management is the art of getting things done through people.

the best leaders try to train their followers themselves to become leaders. ... they wish to be leaders of leaders.

Part of the task of the leader is to make others participate in his leadership. The best leader knows how to make his followers actually feel power themselves, not merely acknowledge his power.

Coercive power is the curse of the universe, coactive power, the enrichment and advancement of every human soul.

In crowds we have unison, in groups harmony. We want the single voice but not the single note; that is the secret of the group.

We must face life as it is and understand that diversity is its most essential feature.

The best leader does not ask people to serve him, but the common end. The best leader has not followers, but men and women working with him.

We are meant to love. We are meant to lose. Love is our promise of a bittersweet end, and our desperate, hopeless struggle not to hurt anyone along the way.

It’s about finding your own twisted perfection, letting yourself fall too far andtaking a chance. If you’ve done all that. You have no reason to give up. Not now.

Joys season'd high, and tasting strong of guilt.

I love being a mom. Being a mother is my favorite thing ever.

Sometimes I dream song ideas. I write a song in my dream, the melody and everything. But then sometimes I can't remember them. I think later on, I probably do.

There's something about love that builds up and is creative. There is something about hate that tears down and is destructive. So love your enemies.

Unhappiness indicates wrong thinking; just as ill health indicates a bad regimen.

The problem is we don't understand the problem.

I am not going to apologize for speaking the name of Jesus... If I have to sacrifice everything... I will.