The manager accepts the status quo; the leader challenges it.

Failing organizations are usually over-managed and under-led.

The most dangerous leadership myth is that leaders are born.

Leaders learn by leading, and they learn bestby leading in the face of obstacles. As weather shapes mountains, problems shape leaders.

You are your own raw material. When you know what you consist of and what you want to make of it, then you can invent yourself.

Find the appropriate balance of competing claims by various groups of stakeholders. All claims deserve consideration but some claims are more important than others.

Leaders are people who do the right thing; managers are people who do things right.

Leaders must earn the trust of their teams, their organizations, and their stakeholders before attempting to engage their support.

Becoming a leader is synonymous with becoming yourself. It is precisely that simple, and it is also that difficult.

Trust is the emotional glue that binds followers and leaders together.

Growing other leaders from the ranks isn't just the duty of the leader, it's an obligation.

I’m waiting with baited breath to hear that silver tongue of yours.

But in the cause of science men are expected to suffer.

Remember it is as easy to marry a rich woman as a poor woman.

All saints have past and all sinners have a future.

You see, as far as the man's personality goes, there's no one who can touch Fred Astaire. He's unique.

Part of the reason some Japanese companies have underperformed financially was corporate governance and board structures.

I keep kind of making certain mistakes in public appearances over and over again.

Mutual funds give people the sense that they're investing with the big boys and that they're really not at a disadvantage entering the stock market.

Your body is only the garage for your soul.