Those who take risks walk the high wire with no fear of falling.

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

The most dangerous leadership myth is that leaders are born.

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

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.

Let us all smile at each other for a smile is the beginning of love.

We need an infinite wisdom so that we do not continue tackling problems that were solved centuries ago.

Sometimes, the best way to help someone is just to be near them.

Because we don't have much time together, I will give you as much love in a year as I could give you in a lifetime.

Let us first understand the facts and then we may seek the cause.

I like kissing people because it's funny.

We live in a culture full of hares; but the tortoise always wins.

It'd be nice if Asian actors could be perceived as profitable, which is the bottom line. We're perceived as not mattering much fiscally.

Action is no less necessary than thought to the instinctive tendencies of the human frame.

A man is himself important precisely in proportion that all things seem important to him.