“You can’t be a successful leader or mentor until you have served. You can’t serve until you have stepped out of your comfort zone. And you can’t step out of your comfort zone unless you have character and keep your word.”

Only by entering new and unfamiliar worlds can a person change society as well as self.

There is one possession that can never be taken away as long as you will not allow it to be taken, and that is your word.

In our community, we have a duty to strengthen the weakest among us to build a better society.

Players win games, and coaches win players.

Internal character: how you behave when no one is watching.

We should feel grateful instead of entitled. We have a moral obligation to give back.

No matter how many good deeds we preform, they aren’t the ticket to earning God’s favor. God graces us in spite of what we do in this life, not because of.

Many men beg for a job but have no clue what hard work really means.

Recognize the remarkable individuals in your life who help you envision a world far beyond yourself.

The true measure of a person’s character is how one handles one’s failures, not successes.

As cruel as life might be at times, if you throw in the towel, which is what everyone will expect, then nothing good will happen and your life will fall apart. Be better than that!

A leader or mentor gives credit to others when things go right, and accepts the blame when things go wrong.

In the marathon of life, there is no finish line.

What builds character? It’s a commitment to integrity, hard work, honor and keeping your word. All of that comes straight out of the Sigma Nu Creed.

If everybody understood that you get back in spades what you put in in terms of service, not only will everybody’s lives be more fulfilling – I mean can you imagine a society look like that? I’m Bill Courtney and I share hope.

The measure of a man’s character is not determined by how he handles his wins, but how he handles his failures.

There is not a single Muslim leader today who has the courage and commitment to defend Islam and Muslims, they are all in awe of the United States and other Western powers, and are indebted to them.

Arab leaders worry more about making money from the profits they get from oil and gas that they turn the other way when Lebanon is being destroyed right next to them.

Likewise the leader of any state has to do the same, he has to enforce Shariah firmly, for he will be held in account later in the afterlife if he fails.

But the weakness comes from these Westernised co-opted Muslim leaders who just want to look good in the eyes of the West and Western media.

Leaders adopt a personal and active attitude toward goals.

In other words, leaders are visionaries and managers operate within those established visions.

The influence a leader exerts in altering moods, evoking images and expectations, and in establishing specific desires and objectives determines

Leaders are active instead of reactive, shaping ideas instead of responding to them.