Good leaders don't tell people what to do, they give teams capability and inspiration.

Managing innovation better may be the only way out of the abyss called commodity hell.

Work hard with passion and courage. Life is a marathon of contribution. You really must work hard to accomplish something... Find your passion and get good at it.

Values can't just be words on a page. To be effective, they must shape action.

The most important thing I've learned since becoming CEO is context. It's how your company fits in with the world and how you respond to it.

Seeing people in person is a big part of how you drive any change process. You have to show people a positive view of the future and say "we can do it"

Surviving a failure gives you more self-confidence. Failures are great learning tools - but they must be kept to a minimum.

Live with passion. Live with purpose.

I was never afraid of failure. I realized that I was responsible for my own success and that every day offers a new beginning and I was confident in my ability to improve.

Every leader needs to clearly explain the top three things the organization is working on. If you can't, you are not leading well.

And people is the most important part of my job. I spend one third of my time on people.

It's a wonderful thing to be able to create your own world whenever you want to.

Library. It's where we lock up all those books before they start giving kids ideas, " I said solemnly. "Very dangerous place to be.

Life is what you make it so make the best of it.

I see my buildings as pieces of cities, and in my designs I try to make them into responsible and contributing citizens.

I usually have more than one thing I'm working on at once - I've been working on three different novels. When I get stuck on one, I hop back and forth.

The United States Postal Service is the world's most efficient postal system.

I think under the leadership of Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton, the generals have been reduced to rubble. They have been reduced to a point where it's embarrassing for America.

If you have a chance to see Children Of War, you can watch expert trauma counselors try to help bring healing to young people who have experienced atrocities in conflict.

There are times when every act, no matter how private and unconscious, becomes political.

A cold wind blew on the prairie on the day the last buffalo fell. A death wind for my people.