The 1st question the effective decision-maker asks is: 'Is this a generic situation or an exception?'

The most important thing in communication is hearing what isn't said.

Management is doing things right; leadership is doing the right things.

The greatest danger in times of turbulence is not the turbulence; it is to act with yesterday's logic.

Only three things happen naturally in organizations: friction, confusion, and underperformance. Everything else requires leadership.

Culture eats strategy for breakfast.

What gets measured gets managed.

The leader of the past was a person who knew how to tell. The leader of the future will be a person who knows how to ask.

Effective leadership is not about making speeches or being liked; leadership is defined by results not attributes.

The key to greatness is to look for people's potential and spend time developing it.

The purpose of information is not knowledge. It is being able to take the right action.

The lives great artists live and the books they write are two very different things.

Nothing can alter the fact that God calls perversion sin.

There is always something good to love about your life. You just have to take some moments of your time to reflect on the brighter side of it.

Prayer among sane people has never superseded practical efforts to secure the desired end.

Often it is fatal to live too long.

You gotta score to put points on the board.

Without leadership ability,a person's impact is only a fraction of what it could be with good leadership.

You need philosophy. It sounds a little pompous but I think when you direct a film, the only way to find a response to the questions you keep asking yourself is to have a philosophy.

Children are born innocent. Before they are domesticated they live in the moment, love without fear, and don't even think about the opinions of others.

A theater is such a revealing form of art, such a transparent and good actors, they're such powerful individuals. I always kind of dreamt that one day I will open my mouth on stage.