In my opinion, being an effective leader requires being an effective listener. The most productive leaders are usually those who are consistently willing to listen and learn.

Success is never final, failure is never fatal. It's courage that counts.

Passion is momentary love is enduring.

Do not let what you cannot do interfere with what you can do.

Just do the best you can. No one can do more than that.

Be more concerned with your character than your reputation, because your character is what you really are, while your reputation is merely what others think you are.

Talent is God given. Be humble. Fame is man-given. Be grateful. Conceit is self-given. Be careful.

Success is peace of mind which is a direct result of self-satisfaction in knowing you did your best to become the best you are capable of becoming.

Whatever you do in life, surround yourself with smart people who'll argue with you.

It's what you learn after you know it all that counts.

Winning takes talent; to repeat takes character.

Children are the world's most valuable resource and its best hope for the future.

As a family, we love, we share, we play, we laugh, we fight, we are frank about the truth and we live.

They were on the side of the angels, even if the angels weren't entirely sure that this was a good thing.

For me, God and Jesus and the Holy Spirit have always been my closest friends in this journey.

Paris isn't a city, it's a world.

What's the difference between a hockey mom and a mass turkey-murdering machine? Looks like about 15 feet.

A wicked tyrant is better than a wicked war.

The mark of mediocrity is to look for precedent.

The expectation on the iPod is that HP's version will probably outsell Apple's version relatively quickly.

You try to come up with new ideas, but in the end, people just want to eat Italian food.