For a large organization to be effective, it must be simple.

I might not be the brightest bulb in the chandelier, but I'm pretty good at getting most of the other bulbs to light up.

Be candid with everyone.

Before you are a leader, success is all about growing yourself. When you become a leader, success is all about growing others.

Change before you have to.

If you don't have a competitive advantage, don't compete.

Good business leaders create a vision, articulate the vision, passionately own the vision, and relentlessly drive it to completion.

On the face of it, shareholder value is the dumbest idea in the world.

Shareholder value is a result, not a strategy . . . Your main constituencies are your employees, your customers and your products.

If the rate of change on the outside exceeds the rate of change on the inside, the end is near.

Willingness to change is a strength, even if it means plunging part of the company into total confusion for a while.

To change your life, love yourself. To change your community, love others. To change the world, love everyone.

The World is Bright & Beautiful

Another flaw in the human character is that everybody wants to build and nobody wants to do maintenance.

Laughter and irony are at heart reminders that we are not prisoners in this world, but voyagers through it.

Tomorrow is another day, we rather hope it will be better but better it won't be unless self-foibles are examined.

I am always looking for a great play and a great part to do.

Change is a direct element of hip-hop. That's the whole thing with style.

We mustn't start off with the idea that there's only militarism, invasions, and occupations. We really have to look: What are the alternatives here?

There is no better reason in life for you to something than because you love it.

"Country" has become a marketing term. I see myself as a songwriter.