It is only from the people I've had the good fortune to meet that I am learning the lessons to guide me. Baz Luhrmann, director of 'Moulin Rouge,' for example, has a childlike curiosity about the world. He doesn't pretend to know all the answers - quite the opposite, in fact. He asks loads of questions of everyone.

Leaders, whatever the size of their organizations, are those willing to put the interests of other people before their own.

We can rationalize anything and easily quit on ourselves. Leadership is refusing to quit on others.

I'm very prescriptive about who I work with.

The value of our lives is not determined by what we do for ourselves. The value of our lives is determined by what we do for others.

Walt Disney had a very clear sense of why. He was about happiness. Remember when Disney was founded, it was during war. People said that life sucked. And he said, "No." He was an eternal optimist who said: "Life is beautiful. It's about giving. It's about family." Look what happened. His cause grew and people committed themselves to helping him grow the Disney why and it was hugely successful.

The next time someone starts listing all the reasons an idea won't work or can't happen, ask them to give 3 reasons it can.