Confidence isn't optimism or pessimism, and it's not a character attribute. It's the expectation of a positive outcome.

Creativity does not derive from order but from the attempt to impose order where it does not exist, to make new connections.

... people are capable of more than their organizational positions ever give them the tools or the time or the opportunity to demonstrate.

It takes courage to speak up against complacency and injustice while others remain silent. But that's what leadership is.

Too many people let others stand in their way and don't go back for one more try.

Passion for a goal doesn't guarantee success, but without it, you can't even begin.

The very lack of opportunity the group faces creates a self-defeating cycle and puts pressure on members to limit their aspirations.