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

Live each season as it passes; breathe the air, drink the drink, taste the fruit, and resign yourself to the influences of each.

Races are not won by the fastest athletes. Fights are not won by the strongest men. But the races are won and the fights are won by those who want to win most of all.

I owe my success to having listened respectfully to the very best advice, and then going away and doing the exact opposite.

What makes night within us may leave stars.

Don't walk behind me; I may not lead. Don't walk in front of me; I may not follow. Just walk beside me and be my friend.

Next to the assumption of power is the responsibility of relinquishing it.

Leaders must be close enough to relate to others, but far enough ahead to motivate them.

A good head and good heart are always a formidable combination. But when you add to that a literate tongue or pen, then you have something very special...

I hope you have not been leading a double life, pretending to be wicked and being good all the time. That would be hypocrisy.

Don't explain your philosophy. Embody it.

You will never be able to escape from your heart. So it is better to listen to what it has to say.

Listening is a magnetic and strong thing, a creative force. The friends who listen to us are the ones we move toward. When we are listened to, it creates us, makes us unfold and expand.

Silence is one of the hardest arguments to refute.

Education is the ability to listen to almost anything without losing your temper or your self-confidence.