“Leaders succeed or fail depending on whether or not they clarify role expectations and keep their promises.”

“Leaders set the agenda for the future.”

“Once a good model gets inside you, it can inform and guide you throughout a lifetime.”

“Transformation is an acquired taste—not for the faint of heart.”

“When we step into positions of leadership, we make a whole set of promises we may not know we are making.”

“Leadership makes a difference in the results we create and the quality of life we live.”

“If you hire people just because they can do a job, theyll work for your money. But if you hire people who believe what you believe, theyll work for you with blood and sweat and tears.”

“My model for business is The Beatles. They were four guys who kept each other kind of negative tendencies in check. They balanced each other and the total was greater than the sum of the parts. Tha...”

“Dont worry, Im not quitting. Ive decided Im going to stay andmake his life a living hell while I run his business into the ground.--Kim to Abe”

“Do what you want that works.”

“Don't worry about being effective. Just concentrate on being faithful to the truth.”

“The earlier you know who you are, the more effective and successful a life you will be able to live”

“A man who tells you to follow him will turn his followers into his company, while a true leader who does not tell you to follow him, will sit in the company of his followers.”

“In a rational society we would want our presidents to be teachers. In our actual society we insist they be cheerleaders.”

“I discovered that all these rulers were men. What they had in common was an avaricious and distorted personality, a never-ending appetite for money, sex and unlimited power. They were men who sowed...”