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

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

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

There are three secrets to managing. The first secret is have patience. The second is be patient. And the third most important secret is patience.

If a window of opportunity appears, don't pull down the shade.

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

If you think you can do a thing or think you can't do a thing, you're right.

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

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

The great leaders have always stage-managed their effects.