We see a decline of civility, and, sadly, it’s often modeled by the very people from whom we have the least right to expect it.

We cannot avoid growing old; but we can avoid growing cold.

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

We are alone, absolutely alone on this chance planet; and amid all the forms of life that surround us, not one, excepting the dog has made an alliance with us.

We need to give each other the space to grow, to be ourselves, to exercise our diversity. We need to give each other space so that we may both give and receive such beautiful things as ideas, openness, dignity, joy, healing, and inclusion.

The key elements in the art of working together are how to deal with change, how to deal with conflict, and how to reach our potential...the needs of the team are best met when we meet the needs of individual persons.

Trust grows when people see leaders translate their personal integrity into organizational fidelity. At the heart of fidelity lies truth-telling and promise-keeping.