Leadership is all about people. It is not about organizations. It is not about plans. It is not about strategies. It is all about people-motivating people to get the job done. You have to be people-centered.

Always be looking for that which you do well and that which you love doing, and when you find those two things together — man, you got it.

I have found that leadership is leadership is leadership. It applies whether you are in government or in corporate life or in non-profit life.

President Kennedy didn't negotiate out of the Cuban missile crisis simply because he and Khrushchev got along well. Khrushchev didn't have the cards.

It is not our place to decide who should lead the Iraqi people. If Saddam [Hussein] leaves or has to be forced out of power and a new regime brought in, a new leadership brought in, I am confident it will be some combination of people inside the country and outside the country.

With vision only, you get no follow-through. With enforcers only, the vision is realized but leaves a lot of wreckage.

Actually, there is no more important task for a leader than to pick people. To make sure you have the very best people working for you.