Image is what people think we are; integrity is what we really are.
The task of the leader is to get people from where they are to where they have not been.
My job is not to be easy on people. My job is to take these great people we have and to push them and make them even better.
Leaders are made, they are not born. They are made by hard effort, which is the price which all of us must pay to achieve any goal that is worthwhile.
When the leader lacks confidence, the followers lack commitment.
Great leaders are almost always great simplifiers who can cut through the argument debate and doubt to offer a solution everybody can understand.
The world is changed by your example, not by your opinion.
You don't have to see the whole staircase, just take the first step.
The most dangerous leadership myth is that leaders are born - that there is a genetic factor to leadership. That’s nonsense; in fact, the opposite is true. Leaders are made rather than born.
Screw it. Let's do it.
There are always people who will be better at something than you are. You have to learn to be a follower before you become a leader.
Recognize reality even when you don’t like it – especially when you don’t like it.
The best thing a human being can do is to help another human being know more.
Acknowledging what you don’t know is the dawning of wisdom.
Remember that reputation and integrity are your most valuable assets – and can be lost in a heartbeat.
Whatever you’re thinking, think bigger.
A person who is quietly confident makes the best leader.
Having a personality of caring about people is important. You can’t be a good leader unless you generally like people. That is how you bring out the best in them.
It’s better to be a lion for a day than a sheep all your life.
If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, you are a leader.