Plautus on Character’s value
“I would rather be adorned by beauty of character than jewels. Jewels are the gift of fortune,
while character comes from within.”
- Plautus
A test of Character
I learned that you can tell a lot about a man’s true character by the way he handles these three things: tangled Christmas lights, a bad call at his kid’s athletic event and how he talks about his wife when she’s not around.
- Trey Morgan
Robert Kennedy quote on failure and achievement
Only those who dare to fail greatly can ever achieve greatly.”
~ Robert F. Kennedy
The duties of a leader
“The first responsibility of a leader is to define reality. The last is to say thank you. In between, the leader is a servant.”
Max DePree
Max DePree on outstanding leadership
“The signs of outstanding leadership appear primarily among the followers. Are the followers reaching their potential? Are they learning? Serving? Do they achieve the required results? Do they change with grace? Manage conflict?”
- Max DePree
how to use your ends
God gave us two ends. One to sit on and one to think with. Success depends on which one you use; heads you win — tails, you lose.
- Anonymous
The keys for success
Flaming enthusiasm, backed by horse sense and persistence, is the quality that most frequently makes for success.
- Dale Carnegie
Where power comes from in leadership
In organizations, real power and energy is generated through relationships. The patterns of relationships and the capacities to form them are more important than tasks, functions, roles, and positions.
- Margaret Wheatly
Margaret Thatcher comments on perseverance
“You may have to fight a battle more than once in order to win it.”
- Margaret Thatcher
Abraham Lincoln on procrastination
“You cannot escape the responsibility of tomorrow by evading it today.”
- Abraham Lincoln