"No man will make a great leader who wants to do it all himself, or to get all the credit for doing it."

"It's easier to move from failure to success than from excuses to success. Great leaders don't make excuses."

"The gem cannot be polished without friction, nor man perfected without trials."

"The more elaborate our means of communication, the less we communicate."

I will prepare, and some day my chance will come.

"Wait for them to become decadent and lazy." (Speaking of when is your enemy most vulnerable)

"Clean up your own backyard. Change by example. Just be the way you want others to be and hope they pay attention."

As if you could kill time without injuring eternity!

Today's doubts define the only limit to realizing tomorrow's dreams.

Optimism is essential to achievement and it is also the foundation of courage and of true progress.

"Pick battles big enough to matter, small enough to win."

"Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance, you must keep moving."

"All you have to do is know where you're going. The answers will come to you of their own accord."

The best way to predict the future is to invent it.

Take the first step in faith. You don't have to see the whole staircase, just take the first step.

"Management is doing things right; Leadership is doing the right things.

I’ve learned that whatever hits the fan will not be evenly distributed.

Those who anger you, control you.

A desk is a dangerous place from which to view the world.

Wouldn't it be cool if we actually aligned our operating budgets with our strategic plans?.

"It has been my observation that most people get ahead during the time that others waste."

"There are no secrets to success. It is the result of preparation, hard work, and learning from failure."

Doubt, of whatever kind, can be ended by action alone.

If you don't have time to do something right, when are you going to find the time to fix it?

"I believe that people should strive for the top of their game, not necessarily the top of the organization."

I want to die in my sleep like my grandfather....Not screaming and yelling like the passengers in his car...

We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit.

Whether you think you can or can't, you're right!

“In a world where the big things are overwhelming; it’s the little things that make the biggest difference.”

Days are scrolls: write on them only what you want remembered.

“Be who you are and say what you feel because those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind.

"Successful people ask better questions, and as a result, they get better answers."