Wise leaders understand that the single greatest determinant of whether followers will ever own a vision deeply is the extent to which whose followers believe the leader will own it.

The more varied the environments in which you exercise your leadership gift, the stronger that gift will become. You will become a far more effective leader.

Give importance to those peoplewho give importance to you.

Some wear greed as a fine suit of clothes. But you, my son, bear its stamp ever more poorly.

You limit your options every time you don't try your best.

Onstage or in films, you do affect peoples' lives, and sometimes that's very gratifying. But still, there's this little voice that says you should be doing something that matters.

Gross things sound funny and set people up to listen to something a little uninviting.

Next to the Word of God, music deserves the highest praise.

When it becomes necessary to do a thing, the whole heart and soul should go into the measure, or not attempt it.

There is enough for all. The earth is a generous mother; she will provide in plentiful abundance food for all her children if they will but cultivate her soil in justice and in peace.

No wreaths please - especially no hothouse flowers. Some common memento is better, something he prized and is known by: his old clothes - a few books perhaps.

By empowering a woman, we empower a child. By educating a girl child, we make it possible for her to grow up to become an empowered woman.