Be the change you wish to see in the world.
Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has.
Today a reader, tomorrow a leader.
Change will not come if we wait for some other person, or if we wait for some other time. We are the ones we've been waiting for. We are the change that we seek.
The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy.
Great minds discuss ideas. Average minds discuss events. Small minds discuss people.
It always seems impossible until it's done.
Never give in. Never give in. Never, never, never, never – in nothing, great or small, large or petty – never give in, except to convictions of honour and good sense. Never yield to force. Never yield to the apparently overwhelming might of the enemy.
The price of greatness is responsibility.
Lead from the back – and let others believe they are in front.
If your actions create a legacy that inspires others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, then, you are an excellent leader.
Leadership is not about titles, positions or flowcharts. It is about one life influencing another.
Stay hungry. Stay foolish.
Never tell people how to do things. Tell them what to do and they will surprise you with their ingenuity.
If one is lucky, a solitary fantasy can totally transform one million realities.
A leader is best when people barely know he exists, when his work is done, his aim fulfilled, they will say: we did it ourselves.
We cannot become what we need by remaining what we are.