Respect for leaders by followers can't be mandated; it must be earned. It has to be given to leaders by their followers.

Some people naturally have a sense of empathy and an understanding of how to bring their followers to do things. They become great politicians.

Poverty arises and persists where corruption is endemic and enterprise is stifled, where basic fairness provided by the rule of law is absent. In such circumstances, poverty is an assault against human dignity, and in that assault lies the natural seed of human anger

Don't just count your days, make your days count.

Don't take counsel of your fears or naysayers.

The troops may whine and moan, but when they meet the standard, there's a sense of pride.

In the military we are always looking for ways to leverage up our forces. Having greater communications and command and control over your forces than your enemy has over his is a force multiplier. Having greater logistics capability than the enemy is a force multiplier. Having better-trained commanders is a force multiplier. Perpetual optimism, believing in yourself, believing in your purpose, believing you will prevail, and demonstrating passion and confidence is a force multiplier. If you believe and have prepared your followers, the followers will believe.