“True leaders are the first to admit that they don’t know everything and that they need help.”

And it falls to a true leader to see to it that his or her people have an inspiring vision to pursue.

Well, the first time I ran into the term religion, people were asking whether you had any. You know, some people had religion and some people didn’t have religion

First drafts are for learning what your story is about.

Whenever you begin any good work you should first of all make a most pressing appeal to Christ our Lord to bring it to perfection.

That’s how I always try to start my thoughts. I write them down first, eventually it turns into a poem, and if I feel like composing something to it, then I do that.

Whom the mad would destroy, first they make gods.

Every corporate security may be best viewed, in the first instance, as an ownership interest in, or a claim against, a specific business enterprise.

Start with local press first. Start with people you know. Don’t pitch every journalist.

A true philosopher is like an elephant; he never puts the second foot down until the first one is solidly in place.