Obstacles are things a person sees when he takes his eyes off his goal.

Good leadership consists of showing average people how to do the work of superior people.

Time is neutral and does not change things. With courage and initiative, leaders change things.

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

It is, after all, the responsibility of the expert to operate the familiar and that of the leader to transcend it.

A genuine leader is not a searcher for consensus but a molder of consensus.

Leadership is practiced not so much in words as in attitude and in actions.

Effective leadership is putting first things first. Effective management is discipline, carrying it out.

Hold yourself responsible for a higher standard than anybody expects of you. Never excuse yourself.

A good leader takes a little more than his share of the blame, a little less than his share of the credit.