You get in life what you have the courage to ask for.

Effective leadership is putting first things first. Effective management is discipline, carrying it out.

Stop wearing your wishbone where your backbone ought to be.

Always choose the future over the past. What do we do now?

You take your life in your own hands, and what happens? A terrible thing, no one to blame.

The question isn’t who’s going to let me; it’s who is going to stop me.

The pessimist complains about the wind. The optimist expects it to change. The leader adjusts the sails.

If you really want to grow as an entrepreneur, you’ve got to learn to delegate.

Innovation distinguishes between a leader and a follower.

No person will make a great business who wants to do it all himself or get all the credit.

Deciding what not to do is as important as deciding what to do.

Leaders never use the word failure. They look upon setbacks as learning experiences.

Don’t let the noise of others’ opinions drown out your own inner voice.

Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man’s character, give him power.

To handle yourself, use your head; to handle others, use your heart.

Leadership is the capacity to transform vision into reality.

Those who let things happen usually lose to those who make things happen.

As we look ahead into the next century, leaders will be those who empower others.

Leadership is the capacity to translate vision into reality