Most things good for writing are bad for life.
Above all, leadership is a position of servanthood.
In the end, it is important to remember that we cannot become what we need to be by remaining what we are.
We need to give each other the space to grow, to be ourselves, to exercise our diversity. We need to give each other space so that we may both give and receive such beautiful things as ideas, openness, dignity, joy, healing, and inclusion.
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?
The first responsibility of a leader is to define reality.
Leaders should be able to Stand Alone, Take the Heat, Bear the Pain, Tell the Truth, and Do What's Right
Shall we then judge a country by the majority, or by the minority? By the minority, surely. 'Tis pedantry to estimate nations by the census, or by square miles of land, or other than by their importance to the mind of the time.
I always try to do true endings and that's where I got into trouble always because Hollywood wants to do happy endings.
When I was a kid, nobody told me I was good-looking. I wish they had. I would've had a better time.
If I had eyes in the back of my head, I would have told you you looked good as I walked away.