When you are in deep distress and cannot restrain some expression of it, sit down and write out a harsh letter venting your anger. But don't send it.

It is the leader's role to lift followers out of their everyday selves up to a higher level of awareness, motivation, and commitment.

People are much more likely to trust a leader if they know he is compassionate and forgiving of mistakes.

If subordinates, or people in general, know that they genuinely have easy access to their leader, they'll tend to view the leader in a more positive, trustworthy light.

You can't buy happiness

The world is changeable, and its ability to change is so fragile that a single person can be responsible for it.

Look for what's missing. Many advisors can tell a President how to improve what's proposed or what's gone amiss. Few are able to see what isn't there.

You cannot know wine by the barrell.

South Africa is the most beautiful country I have been to. Canada is also hugely underrated.

Ganapati, the one with the human body and the head of a Gana, became a tremendous possibility.

What is this obsession people have with books? They put them in their houses like they're trophies. What do you need it for after you read it?

People have an infinite attention span if you are entertaining them.

I am a farmer singing at the plow

Real humility does not depress you, but allows you to call intensely and brings us closer to Krishna.