Trust is difficult to define, but we know when it's present and when it's not.

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.

We're all destined for greater things in life. How you execute your plans to achieve that greatness lies solely in your hands.

If there is progress anywhere it is because there has been people who worked for it not just prayed for it.

There are some bad qualities which make great talents.

There are big and little truths, but all belong to the same race.

It's amazing when you get to a certain age, and you talk about sleep in the same way you spoke about getting inebriated... I got eight hours last night. It was fantastic!

I wrote in the book very specifically what I wanted to write about, period, and left it at.

The hard and stiff are death's companions. The soft and weak are life's companions.

It would not be for the public good to have [a majority in Congress of one party] greater [than] two to one.

There is always room in your life for thinking bigger, pushing limits and imagining the impossible.

Shameless is a show I would watch even if I wasn’t on it, it’s my kind of show.