Pursue the thing inside us and others will help us. Pursue the things outside us and others will compete with us.

Failure is not tied to money; it is a mindset. Failure is when we accept the lot we are given.

Taking a job for the cash is not as important as taking a job for the joy.

It's ok if others share our ideas as long as they build upon them. It's called progress.

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.

Leadership is neither a rank nor a title. It is a choice. The choice to provide care and protection for those for whom we are responsible.

Though there are lessons that can be learned about becoming a great leader, most exist inherently in the bellies of those who lead.