Without credible communication, and a lot of it, the hearts and minds of others are never captured.

The central issue is never strategy, structure, culture, or systems. The core of the matter is always about changing the behavior of people.

Effective leaders help others to understand the necessity of change and to accept a common vision of the desired outcome.

The rate of change is not going to slow down anytime soon. If anything, competition in most industries will probably speed up even more in the next few decades.

Leadership defines what the future should look like, aligns people with that vision, and inspires them to make it happen despite the obstacles.

Leaders establish the vision for the future and set the strategy for getting there.

A higher rate of urgency does not imply ever-present panic, anxiety, or fear. It means a state in which complacency is virtually absent.

We learn best - and change - from hearing stories that strike a chord within us.

Changing behavior is less a matter of giving people analysis to influence their thoughts than helping them to see a truth to influence their feelings.

Anyone in a large organization who thinks major change is impossible should probably get out.

Never underestimate the magnitude of the power of the forces that reinforce the status quo.

The evening sings in a voice of amber, the dawn is surely coming.

Life is not as idle ore, But iron dug from central gloom, And heated hot with burning fears, And dipt in baths of hissing tears, And batter'd with the shocks of doom, To shape and use.

Accept business only at a price permitting thoroughness. Then do a thorough job, regardless of cost to us.

Coal mining is tough. Acting is just tedious.

For the longest time, you couldnt even say boys and girls were different. It was taboo in the educational world.

His last thought was that it hadn't been stupidity that had allowed his son to enchant him so easily with words. It had been love.

Not to mention our former tag team champions lost their titles after my good friend Christian was hit in the genitals with a hockey stick by a midgit! I mean enough is enough

They were so strong in their beliefs that there came a time when it hardly mattered what exactly those beliefs were; they all fused into a single stubbornness.

If I had more recreation time I would be able to step back and reflect on how life has changed. But it has been like a constant... boom, boom, boom, boom, boom!

When someone pushes you down you must get up and stand on your own two feet even if your scared to do it. Only you can set limits to your success.