If our leaders are to enjoy the trappings of their position in the hierarchy, then we expect them to offer us protection. The problem is, for many of the overpaid leaders, we know that they took the money and perks and didn’t offer protection to their people. In some cases, they even sacrificed their people to protect or boost their own interests. This is what so viscerally offends us. We only accuse them of greed and excess when we feel they have violated the very definition of what it means to be a leader.

In the 1980s America reacted to the Soviet Union's invasion of Afghanistan. We supported a war that left a nation torn to pieces. And as the last Soviet tank left the country, so did we.

Bad leaders care about who is right. Good leaders care about what is right

A true friend is someone with whom protocol is no longer necessary.

Leadership is like exercise. Do it everyday, the results take time but you will see them. It's the little things.

If you're interested in a book that will steadily grow and sell for a very long time, I promise you I will give you that.

What good is it to have a belly if there's no fire in it? Wake up, drink your passion, light a match and get to work.