The achievement of excellence can only occur if the organization promotes a culture of creative dissatisfaction.

Excellence is not an accomplishment. It is a spirit, a never-ending process.

Leadership requires followership and following is an act of trust, faith in the course of the leader, and that faith can be generated only if leaders act with integrity.

He wasn't that good looking, he had the social skills of a wet cat and the patience of a caffeinated hummingbird

all you had to do was to keep your insanity undercontrol

It women knew what we were thinking they'd never stop slapping us.

When you're surrounded by feathers and sequins and ridiculous Lycra outfits, it's impossible not to have a smile on your face.

Once a quarter, Amy and I go off the grid and totally disconnect. It's totally doable and it will change your life.

I remember as a kid being cold a lot, and hungry sometimes. Wed go to bed with just cornbread and milk, and I remember wearing shoes with holes in the bottom. I remember having twine for shoestrings.

Guantanamo has become the gulag of our time.

That's the worst of growing up, and I'm beginning to realize it. The things you wanted so much when you were a child don't seem half so wonderful to you when you get them.

Greatness and goodness are not means, but ends.

No, I don't believe in God, but I respect the fact that you do. Everyone has to have something to believe in.