Action, not words, determines leadership.

The right man is the one who seizes the moment.

The thought of only being a creature of the present and the past was troubling. I longed for a future, too, with hope in it. The desire to be free, awakened my determination to act, to think, and to speak.

A leader who does not take advice is not a leader.

Do you know that one of the great problems of our age is that we are governed by people who care more about feelings than they do about thoughts and ideas.

Management is doing things right; leadership is doing the right things.

The mediocre teacher tells. The good teacher explains. The superior teacher demonstrates. The great teacher inspires.

It's a rare gift, you know, to feel reverence for your own life and to want the best, the greatest, the highest possible, here, now, for your very own.

The best executive is the one who has sense enough to pick good men to do what he wants done, and self-restraint to keep from meddling with them while they do it.

The average person puts only 25% of his energy and ability into his work. The world takes off its hat to those who put in more than 50% of their capacity, and stands on its head for those few and far between souls who devote 100%.

Most people are other people. Their thoughts are someone else's opinions, their lives a mimicry, their passions a quotation.

When you say 'yes' to others, make sure you are not saying 'no' to yourself.