Why don't we teach our children in school what they are? We should say to them, 'You are unique... you have the capacity for anything. You are a marvel'.

We cannot wait for great visions from great people, for they are in short supply. It is up to us to light our own small fires in the darkness.

Change is only another word for growth, another synonym for learning.

A leader shapes and shares a vision, which gives point to the work of others.

The best learning happens in real life with real problems and real people and not in classrooms.

The future is not inevitable. We can influence it, if we know what we want it to be.

In a knowledge economy, a good business is a community with a purpose, not a piece of property.

You have to stand outside the box to see how the box can be re-designed.

Creativity needs a bit of untidiness. Make everything too neat and there is no room for experiment.

If there is one general law of communication it is that we never communicate as effectively as we think we do.

Citizenship is the chance to make a difference to the place where you belong.

Doesn't matter where you go, home is uphill

Inspiration, in its rich variety, must be present in any discussion about Africa. We need role models - they are essential to the advancement of our society.

I get up between 6:30 and 7 A.M., and my morning routine is always the same: hot water and lemon, eggs on toast and rose oil on the face.

Secretary of State, maybe they [Republicans] would consider Steve Hadley for that job.

I don't go around, the way many musicians do, with earbuds in my ear listening to my iPod all day and just sticking my head in the music all the time.

The drunkard is convicted by his praises of wine.

Don't get discouraged: it is often the last key in the bunch that opens the lock. Ability may get you to the top, but it takes character to keep you there.

I'm 5 feet 10 inches, and whatever my whatever my weight is, that's fine. As long as I am able to move and I feel good, it doesn't matter.

Sutures of lightning tightened the edges of the sky.

Peaceful secession and nullification are the only means of returning to a system of government that respects rather than destroys individual liberty.