A good environment certainly makes it easier to grow. But whether you’re in a good environment or not, you can learn and improve where you are.

Every sailor knows that you can't sail a ship that isn't moving forward, strong leaders understand that to change direction, you first have to create forward progress.

Do something you hate every day, just for the practice.

The size of a person is more important than the size of the problem.

The best leaders are humble enough to realize their victories depend upon their people.

Big-picture thinkers broaden their outlook by striving to learn from every experience. They don't rest on their successes, they learn from them.

The happiest people are those who have harvested their time in others. The unhappiest people are those who wonder how the world is going to make them happy.