Sometimes facing opportunity is like staring at the knees of a giraffe.

My father was always there for me when I lost. But, then, I never really lost when my father was there.

A wise person does not fear the edges and fringes, but studies them. Indeed, he or she is often in them, working to make change happen.

It takes people some time to appreciate that their greater resources are often the people they know.

People who succeed speak well of themselves to themselves.

As a leader, it is vitally important that you keep in touch with your boss on a regular, sacrosanct basis. Chances are your boss can provide an aerial view that will make your path more clear.

A good leader has a plan that consists of changing simple pictures. Just because a group of people has a bunch of boards, hammers, and nails does not mean that they are building a house or even anything recognizable. Sometimes leaders think they are doing their job just because there is a lot of hammering going on. As a society we like the sound of hammering, but we are uncomfortable with the sound of thinking, which is silence.