I have a definition of success.

It’s one of the characteristics of a leader that he not doubt for one moment the capacity of the people he’s leading to realize whatever he’s dreaming. Imagine if Martin Luther King had said, ‘I have a dream. Of course, I’m not sure they’ll be up to it.

how absurd human beings are and how magnificent.

How often do we stand convinced of the truth of our early memories, forgetting that they are assessments made by a child? We can replace the narratives that hold us back by inventing wiser stories, free from childish fears, and, in doing so, disperse long-held psychological stumbling blocks.

The job of the leader is to speak to the possibility.

I'm so sorry for you; your lives have been so easy. You can't play great music unless your heart's been broken.

The conductor of an orchestra doesn’t make a sound. He depends, for his power, on his ability to make other people powerful.