Leaders must encourage their organizations to dance to forms of music yet to be heard.

The key to being a good manager is keeping the people who hate me away from those who are still undecided.

A man always has two reasons for doing anything: a good reason and the real reason.

The secret of my success is a two word answer: Know people.

You have no power at all if you do not exercise constant power.

A leader is best when people barely know he exists, when his work is done, his aim fulfilled, they will say: we did it ourselves.

A leader does not deserve the name unless he is willing occasionally to stand alone.

Go as far as you can see when you get there, you'll be able to see farther.

I'm not a natural leader. I'm too intellectual I'm too abstract I think too much.

Great companies in the way they work, start with great leaders.