The insight to see possible new paths, the courage to try them, the judgment to measure results - these are the qualities of a leader.

Unity, not uniformity, must be our aim. We attain unity only through variety. Differences must be integrated, not annihilated, not absorbed.

That is always our problem, not how to get control of people, but how all together we can get control of a situation.

Leadership is not defined by the exercise of power but by the capacity to increase the sense of power among those led. The most essential work of the leader is to create more leaders.

Management is the art of getting things done through people.

the best leaders try to train their followers themselves to become leaders. ... they wish to be leaders of leaders.

Part of the task of the leader is to make others participate in his leadership. The best leader knows how to make his followers actually feel power themselves, not merely acknowledge his power.

Coercive power is the curse of the universe, coactive power, the enrichment and advancement of every human soul.

In crowds we have unison, in groups harmony. We want the single voice but not the single note; that is the secret of the group.

We must face life as it is and understand that diversity is its most essential feature.

The best leader does not ask people to serve him, but the common end. The best leader has not followers, but men and women working with him.

Until you change how you get things done, you'll never know what works best.

Don't write so that you can be understood, write so that you can't be misunderstood.

Am I a friend or a prospect? Imagine how much kinder life would be if people put as much effort into befriending others instead of trying to sell them something.

For a story to be told, it must be told properly, and to tell a story properly, it must be told with respect.

I do think you are supposed to go through wars with your child because otherwise the tearing apart that has to happen when they go off to lead their own life would be unbearable.

The same words come from each mouth differently.

I bought it, I read it, and I heeded its advice. I remain unabducted.

I was in the New Zealand army for like four years, the exact period of when it was on the air, so I never saw it.

I have heard people say that they drink to forget their sorrows but the more I drink the more sorrows I collect

I'd like to own my own garage and my own fishery. I'd also like to be a professional fisherman. But I'll take whatever happens.