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.

Great leaders don't blame the tools they are given. Great leaders work to sharpen them.

Good leadership is always human. It takes time and energy. It is hard work. Which is why good leadership is so special when we find it.

If you don't understand people, you don't understand business.

When we help ourselves, we find moments of happiness. When we help others, we find lasting fulfillment.

The U.S. Constitution protects our privacy from the prying eyes of government. It does not, however, protect us from the prying eyes of companies and corporations.

Happy employees ensure happy customers. And happy customers ensure happy shareholders—in that order.