History can't be left to fend for itself. For when it comes to history and beliefs and values, we turn our future on the lathe of the past.

Everyone in a successful organization must be willing and ready to risk. Risk is like change; it's not a choice.

Intimacy is at the heart of competence. It has to do with understanding, with believing, and with practice. It has to do with the relationship to one's work.

To be a leader means, especially, having the opportunity to make a meaningful difference in the lives of those who permit leaders to lead.

History can't be left to fend for itself. For when it comes to history and beliefs and values, we turn our future on the lathe of the past.

The greatest thing is, at any moment, to be willing to give up who we are in order to become all that we can be.

Sometimes we think we're a little too gifted to show up, yo uknow. But none of us truly is...By avoiding risk we really risk what's most important in life---reaching toward growth, our potential, and a true contribution to a common good.