It is one of the ironies of history that reformers so often misjudge the consequences of their reforms.

All excellence involves discipline and tenacity of purpose.

The [nonprofit] sector is the natural home of nonmajoritarian impulses, movements and values. It comfortably harbors innovators, maverick movements, groups which feel they must fight for their place in the sun, and critics of both liberal conservative persuasion.

Political extremism involves two prime ingredients: an excessively simple diagnosis of the world's ills, and a conviction that there are identifiable villains back of it all.

It is not easy to be crafty and winsome at the same time, and few accomplish it after the age of six.

One of the reasons people stop learning is that they become less and less willing to risk failure.

Leaders develop their styles as they interact with their constituencies. They move toward the style that seems most effective in dealing with the mixture of elements that make up their constituencies.