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For those who say you're thinking too big... be smart enough not to listen. For those who say the odds are too small ... be dumb enough to give it a shot. And for those who ask, how can you do that?... look them in the eyes and say, I'll figure it out.

Fortune favours the bold.

For, what is a family without a steward, a ship without a pilot, a flock without a shepherd, a body without a head, the same, I think, is a kingdom without the health and safety of a good monarch.

For values or guiding principles to be truly effective they have to be verbs. It's not "integrity," it's "always do the right thing." It's not "innovation," it's "look at the problem from a different angle." Articulating our values as verbs gives us a clear idea - we have a clear idea of how to act in any situation.

For you to be successful and provide your employees with the necessary tools for success, you and your boss must work together - no matter what.

Four things do not come back: the spoken word, the sped arrow, the past life, and the neglected opportunity.

Frank Harris has been received in all the great houses - once.

Freedom, by definition, is people realizing that they are their own leaders.

Freedom is about authority. Freedom is about the willingness of every single human being to cede to lawful authority a great deal of discretion about what you do.

From an athlete's perspective, to cancel the Olympics in regards to the threats would be absolutely devastating - especially since the Olympics - it's really about people meeting together through sports and putting aside their countries' differences for that time.

From 4 to 6 percent of the presidential office is not in administration but in morals, politics, and spiritual leadership . He has to guide a people in the greatest adventure ever undertaken on the planet.

From 143rd Street in Harlem to the center court at Wimbledon is about as far as one can travel.

Gandhi and Mandela and Churchill and JFK and Reagan and Thatcher and Sarkozy and Franklin and Washington set the tone to an incredible degree-their "personal style" was their "brand." ("It" starts with personal style of the tip-top leadership team. Sorry to be politically insensitive, but who would give a hoot about Tibet if it weren't for the look and style of the Dalai Lama?) Boss at any level: You're either on the "it" boat-or not.

Generally speaking, followers will not commit themselves for very long to a leader who is not also a pragmatist. As most of us have discovered, dreams are only powerful when we believe they can come true. Pipe dreams belong in the realm of fantasy; leaders' dreams belong in the realm of possibility.

Germany must be a country which generates political ideas and leadership, which is capable of compromise, which is sovereign and yet knows that it needs its partners on both sides of the Atlantic.

Get the winners into the game.

Girls playing sports is not about winning gold medals. It's about self-esteem, learning to compete and learning how hard you have to work in order to achieve your goals.

Give away everything you have learned. If for no other reason, do it selfishly; in order to get more, you must give more.

Give every man thy ear, but few thy voice.

Give us the tools, and we will finish the job

God allows us to feel pain for a reason: to protect us.

God has administered to us of the present age, a bitter draught and a harsh physician, on account of our abounding infirmities.

God has been preparing me for what God had prepared for me.

God is always at work, though we cannot see it, preparing people he has chosen for leadership. When the crisis comes, God fits His appointee into the place ordained for him.

God gives enabling grace to go on.

God exposes your sin...And you see yourself as small as you are in the presence of a holy God.

God is not a taker. God is a giver.

God's kiss of forgiveness sucks the poison out of the wound.

God's definition of success is really one of the significant differences our lives can make in the lives of others.

Good commanders look after their troops, and good troops look after their commanders.

God wants an opportunity to prove who He is.

Good ideas are not adopted automatically. They must be driven into practice with courageous impatience. Once implemented they can be easily overturned or subverted through apathy or lack of follow-up, so a continuous effort is required.

Good leadership is pervasive, persuasive, and persistent. Bad leadership is poisoned with pedanticism, posturing, self-importance.

Good leadership requires you to surround yourself with people of diverse perspectives who can disagree with you without fear of retaliation.

Good leaders must know how to reward those who succeed and know when to retrain, move, or fire ineffective staff.

Good leaders must communicate vision clearly, creatively, and continually. However, the vision doesn't come alive until the leader models it.

Good sportsmanship we hail, we sing, It's always pleasant when you spot it. There's only one unhappy thing: You have to lose to prove that you've got it.

Go out on a limb. That's where the fruit is.

Governing a large country is like frying a small fish. You spoil it with too much poking. Center your country in the Tao and evil will have no power. Not that it isn't there, but you'll be able to step out of its way. Give evil nothing to oppose and it will disappear by itself.

God uses broken-hearted leaders.

Good leadership is about the company's success, not your own.

Good generals select intelligent officers, thoughtful advisors, and brave subordinates. They oversee their troops like a fierce tiger with wings.

Good leaders don't tell people what to do, they give teams capability and inspiration.

Good leadership consists of showing average people how to do the work of superior people.

Good leadership means leading the way, not hectoring other people to do things your way.

Good leaders make people feel that they're at the very heart of things, not at the periphery.

Good leaders understand that they are stewards. They must find the best people they can, giving them the opportunity to join in the journey developing them, and encouraging them to reach their potential. But they must hold on to people lightly. Those who start with you seldom finish with you.

Go to the people. Learn from them. Live with them. Start with what they know. Build with what they have. The best of leaders when the job is done, when the task is accomplished, the people will say we have done it ourselves.

Granddaddy can pick up a phone and call anyone in the world and they will take his call. But he doesn't know it.

Great companies with the way they work, first start with great leaders.