Entrepreneurs must be practical experts. They needn't set out to be subject matter experts in what they do; they must set out to solve a problem or pursue some cause or purpose greater than themselves.

What we do for others has a direct impact on how we feel about ourselves.

Wal-Mart's size and scale is so vast they literally have the ability to change the face of the entire country. If Wal-Mart were to make a decision tomorrow to refuse to sell a single product made with partially hydrogenated oils, for example, we'd probably see rates from heart disease decline a few years later. That's how powerful Wal-Mart is.

A team is not a group of people that work together. A team is a group of people that trust each other.

I never set out to do the things I'm doing now.

Great leaders and great organizations are good at seeing what most of us can’t see. They are good at giving us things we would never think of asking for.

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