...in the words of Max DePree: "Management has a lot to do with answers. But leadership is a function of questions. And the first question for a leader always is: 'Who do we intend to be?' Not 'What are we going to do?' but 'Who do we intend to be?'"

The ability to take misfortune and make something good come of it is a rare gift. Those who possess it are ..said to have resilience or courage.

Act as if the future of the universe depends on what you do, while laughing at yourself for thinking that your actions make any difference.

Goals transform a random walk into a chase.

It is better to look suffering straight in the eye, acknowledge and respect it’s presence, and then get busy as soon as possible focusing on things we choose to focus on.

We can either help to make this world a more incredible place than it has ever been, or we can hasten its return to inorganic dust.

It is when we act freely, for the sake of the action itself rather than for ulterior motives, that we learn to become more than what we were.