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

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

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

A person without a sense of humor is like a wagon without springs - - Jolted by every pebble in the road.

"They say that time changes things, but you actually have to change them yourself."

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

Too many people spend money they don't have to buy things they don't need to impress people they don't like.

You can tell how big a person is by what it takes to discourage them. The good ones keep grinding it out.

Most people add a page to their book of life as each day passes. Wise ones simply live out what they have written.

The future is not some place we are going to but one we are creating. The paths to it are not found but made.

The most important things in life . . . aren't things at all.

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

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

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

“The will must be stronger than the skill.”

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)

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

When all is said and done, more is usually said than done! ...

Don't measure success by how high one climbs but rather, how high one bounces when they hit bottom.

A government big enough to give you everything you want, is big enough to take away everything you have.

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

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

Perspective is worth 80 IQ points!

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

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

Nobody can make you feel inferior without your permission.

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

Let our worrying become advanced thinking and planning.

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

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

The content of your character is your choice. Day by day, what you do is who you become.