“One of the greatest talents of all is the talent to recognize and to develop talent in others.”

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.

Is there something wrong with being a Muslim in this country? The answer is “no.” That’s not America.

Experts often possess more data than judgment.

The sun shines equally on diamond and charcoal, but the former has developed qualities that enable it to reflect the sunlight brilliantly, while the latter is unable to reflect the sunlight. Emulate the diamond in your dealings with people. Brightly reflect the light of God’s love.

We live in a world where knowledge is developing at an ever-accelerating rate. Drink deeply from this ever-springing well of wisdom and human experience.

Developing personal power includes learning not to negotiate your self-worth for the sake of someone else or sell yourself short for a job.

Have you ever played a video game that didn’t have escalating levels of difficulty? Well, life can feel like play, too, when we purposefully engage in activities that demand we test and develop our skills.

If you ask, who has the chance to move into the city and get a good job out in the developing world? It’s a man. Who’s left to care for the kids back at home? The woman is.

There’s nothing more important on our spiritual path than developing gentleness to oneself.

Spiritual growth requires the development of inner knowing and inner authority. It requires the heart, not the intellect.

A large number of us have developed a feeling that architects tend to design houses for the approval of fellow architects and critics, not for the tenants.