“Respect for leaders by followers can’t be mandated; it must be earned. It has to be given to leaders by their followers.”

You can’t make someone else’s choices. You shouldn’t let someone else make yours.

We are not going to dwell on those things that divide us. We are going to rejoice in those things that keep us together to make this a better country – to reach down and back to touch every young person in need!

Trust is the essence of Leadership.

Effective leaders are made, not born. They learn from trial and error, and from experience.

I want to see policies that encourage every American to vote, not make it more difficult to vote.

You don’t know what you can get away with until you try.

The best method of overcoming obstacles is the team method.

There is no such thing as an unimportant person in an organization.

Being responsible sometimes means pissing people off.

One of the fondest expressions around is that we can’t be the world’s policeman. But guess who gets called when suddenly someone needs a cop.

All values are important, everyone who has ever touched my life in some way was a mentor for good or bad. Life is a blend, and a person is a blend of all the influences that have touched their lives.

Good leaders must know how to reward those who succeed and know when to retrain, move, or fire ineffective staff.

As a leader you set the tone for your entire team. Communicate your vision.

You can’t get it all done yourself. The best leaders are not afraid of picking people who are better than they are and who may one day replace them.

Trust is the glue that holds an org together & the lubricant that moves it forward.

Surround yourself with people who take their work seriously, but not themselves, those who work hard and play hard.

Earning happiness means doing good and working, not speculating and being lazy. Laziness may look inviting, but only work gives you true satisfaction.

Nothing of value comes without being earned.

There are three ingredients in the good life: learning, earning and yearning.

Greatness is never free; it must be earned.

The more you learn, the more you’ll earn.

For every minute spent in organizing, an hour is earned.

Too many people spend money they haven’t earned to buy things they don’t want to impress people they don’t like.

Earn your leadership every day.