Leadership is much more an art, a belief, a condition of the heart, than a set of things to do.

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.

It has been very erotic and provocative for people to wonder about my feelings for women.

All that shakes falles not.

Vitriolic really is personal. I am vitriolic. I am savage.

Uncomfortable silences. Why do we feel it's necessary to yak about bullshit in order to be comfortable?

Youth is so cynical. There's never anything to believe in as a teen.

Mouth guard. And I think we'll start you in goal." Goal sounded like a special job. I didn't want a special job, unless that special job involved sitting on the side under a pile of blankets.

If you bet on individuals, instead of the people, you are going to fail.

You have a hundred senators, but for anything to happen you need 60, which makes it really hard for anything to happen.

No one ever really pays for betrayal in silver....The price of any betrayal always comes due in flesh.

Microcurrent devices are actually really good because they stimulate the muscles, but I'm not a big fan of injectables. You don't know what they'll do to your face in the long run.