There is great joy in leading with authority, which is serving others by meeting their legitimate needs.

Leadership: The skill of influencing people to work enthusiastically toward goals identified as being for the common good.

Authority: The skill of getting people to willingly do your will, because of your personal influence.

Serving others breaks you free from the shackles of self and self-absorption that choke out the joy of living.

Who then is the greatest leader? The one who has served the most.

Power: The ability to force or coerce someone to do your will, even if they would choose not to, because of your position or your might.

Those who follow the crowd will never be followed by the crowd.

INTENTIONS + ACTION = WILL

A seagull manager is one who periodically flies into the area, makes a lot of noise, dumps on the people, maybe eats their lunch, and flies away.

Authority cannot be bought or sold, given or taken away.

INTENTIONS - ACTION = SQUAT

Making excuses is one of a host of self-defeating behaviours and mental patterns that can block your success.

We have joy for the assurance of the promise.

People worried too much about their children. Suffering when you're young is good for you. It immunized your body and soul...

Money isn't everything, but it's right up there with oxygen.

To have beautiful lips, say beautiful things. To have beautiful eyes, look at people and see the good in them.

There's plenty about God that I don't understand and can't explain. But I come back to my core belief that God is good, that He's for us.

There are lots of people who cannot think seriously without injuring their minds.

When people expect me to go right, I'll go left. I'm unpredictable.

The most difficult thing to do is drama.

If civilians are going to be killed, I would rather have them be their civilians than our civilians.