Great things are accomplished by talented people who believe they will accomplish them.

The learning person looks forward to failure or mistakes. The worst problem in leadership is basically early success.

All claims deserve consideration but some claims are more important than others.

I wanted the influence. In the end I wasn't very good at being a president. I looked out of the window and thought that the man cutting the lawn actually seemed to have more control over what he was doing.

The new leader is one who commits people to action, who converts followers into leaders, and who may convert leaders into agents of change.

Innovation- any new idea-by definition will not be accepted at first. It takes repeated attempts, endless demonstrations, monotonous rehearsals before innovation can be accepted and internalized by an organization. This requires courageous patience.

It is the capacity to develop and improve their skills that distinguishes leaders from followers.