It is the leaders job to add significance to the lives of the people he leads.

In the end, people are persuaded not by what we say, but by what they understand.

Maturity does not always come with age; sometimes age comes alone.

If you do the things you need to do when you need to do them, then someday you can do the things you want do when you want to do them.

Great communication depends on two simple skills-context, which attunes a leader to the same frequency as his or her audience, and delivery, which allows a leader to phrase messages in a language the audience can understand.

A great leader has the ability to instill within his people confidence in themselves.

A visionary company is like a great work of art. Think of Michelangelo's scenes from Genesis on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel or his statue of David. Think of a great and enduring novel like Huckleberry Finn or Crime and Punishment. Think of Beethoven's Ninth Symphony or Shakespeare's Henry V. Think of a beautifully designed building, like the masterpieces of Frank Lloyd Wright or Ludwig Mies van der Rohe. You can't point to any one single item that makes the whole thing work; it's the entire work-all the pieces working together to create an overall effect-that leads to enduring greatness.