Discipline is consistency of action.

The people who don't have a great life are the ones who settle for a good one.

We learned that a former prisoner of war had more to teach us about what it takes to find a path to greatness than most books on corporate strategy.

The signature of mediocrity is not an unwillingness to change. The signature of mediocrity is inconsistency.

Focusing solely on what you can potentially do better than any other organization is the only path to greatness.

Good is the enemy of great. And that is one of the key reasons why we have so little that becomes great. We don't have great schools, principally because we have good schools. We don't have great government, principally because we have good government. Few people attain great lives, in large part because it is just so easy to settle for a good life.

I am completely Socratic.