Our business in life is not to get ahead of others, but to get ahead of ourselves.

Be a yardstick of quality. Some people aren't used to an environment where excellence is expected.

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

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

You have to have your heart in the business and the business in your heart.

The real leader has no need to lead - he is content to point the way.

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

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

Without initiative, leaders are simply workers in leadership positions.

People buy into the leader before they buy into the vision.