The proudest moment for [a teacher of leaders] is seeing not what students learn but what they do.

At the heart of leadership is the leader's relationship with followers. People will entrust their hopes and dreams to another person only if they think the other is a reliable vessel.

Leadership is a journey. Each one of us has to take our own path, and get there our own way.

One cannot underestimate how widely admired Tom Daschle is in Washington for his integrity.

The proudest moment for [a teacher of leaders] is seeing not what students learn but what they do.

Leadership is about calling people to do things beyond themselves.

It's very, very hard to speak truth to power when the truth is unpleasant. I think it's one of the toughest things especially a young person has to do and the only way you can do it is if you're willing to walk out the door if he doesn't take your advice. Or if you're willing to walk out the door if he goes over the line.