I couldn't understand why my productivity went down when I had deliberately made more time available to write. Then I realized it was because I wasn't flying as much.

Great leaders don’t try to be perfect. They try to be themselves. And that’s what makes them great.

If we inspire people, they will give us more than we asked for. If we manipulate them, they will give us exactly what we paid for

We have no choice, we must all die. How we live, however, is entirely of our choosing.

No matter how many or how few people you have reporting to you, you must remember that as you climb higher in the ranks, your words will be taken as commands even if you're just thinking out loud.

Panic causes tunnel vision. Calm acceptance of danger allows us to more easily assess the situation and see the options.

When we tell people to do their jobs, we get workers. When we trust people to get the job done, we get leaders.