Mergers are like marriages. They are the bringing together of two individuals. If you wouldn't marry someone for the 'operational efficiencies' they offer in the running of a household, then why would you combine two companies with unique cultures and identities for that reason?

Any great and inspiring leader or organization that ever existed set out to do something completely unrealistic.

What I understand about this concept of why is that it functions exactly the same way as parenting or exercise or any of these things we claim to invest in.

I have been inspired by Martin Luther King and how he inspired a movement. I have learned that a cause must be organic; if it is to have an impact it must belong to those who join the movement and not those who lead it.

Pushing yourself to be the best is unsustainable. Simply push yourself to be better than the day before.

Always plan for the fact that no plan ever goes according to plan.

We must all try to empathize before we criticize. Ask someone what's wrong before telling them they are wrong.