The empty, the one, the unmoved, the full, satiation, wanting nothing--that would be my evil: in short, dreamless sleep.
A leader should demonstrate his thoughts and opinions through his actions, not through his words.
If you can't swallow your pride, you can't lead. Even the highest mountain had animals that step on it.
Without the vision of a goal, a man cannot manage his own life, much less the lives of others.
In American terms, the accomplishment of Genghis Khan might be understood if the United States, instead of being created by a group of educated merchants or wealthy planters, had been founded by one of its illiterate slaves, who, by sheer force of personality, charisma, and determination, liberated America from foreign rule, united the people, created an alphabet, wrote the constitution, established universal religious freedom, invented a new system of warfare, marched an army from Canada to Brazil, and opened roads of commerce in a free-trade zone that stretched across the continents.
Victory did not come to the one who played by the rules; it came to the one who made the rules and imposed them on his enemy.
The first key to leadership is self-control.
To me, the quarterback position is about getting your team out of bad things and into good ones.
Ambition is the way in which a vulgar man aspires.
Jerry Garcia and the Grateful Dead did as much for mankind as any president.
I think the choice option is critical to give the veteran an opportunity, if they choose to do so, to opt out. We have done that in this particular piece of legislation for those that have been waiting in line, and particularly for those that live 40 miles or more from a VA facility.