He had once thought it was strange to have a friend you'd never met. Now it was even stranger, losing a friend you'd never really had
The manager administers; the leader innovates.
Leadership is the capacity to translate vision into reality.
Leadership is like beauty - it's hard to define but you know it when you see it.
The manager administers; the leader innovates. The manager has a short-range view; the leader has a long-range perspective. The manager asks how and when; the leader asks what and why. The manager has his eye on the bottom line; the leader has his eye on the horizon. The manager accepts the status quo; the leader challenges it.
All of great leaders evidence four basic qualities that are central to their ability to lead: adaptive capacity, the ability to engage others through shared meaning, a distinctive voice, and unshakeable integrity. These four qualities mark all exemplary leaders, whatever their age, gender, ethnicity, or race.
Good leaders make people feel that they're at the very heart of things, not at the periphery. Everyone feels that he or she makes a difference to the success of the organization. When that happens people feel centered and that gives their work meaning.
Miracles are everywhere to be found when the priesthood is understood, its power is honored and used properly, and faith is exerted.
Refraining from violence is not a sign of weakness in one's faith but a sign that one's faith is unshakeable
If you have a good date, it's nice to text them afterward to say "thanks. " But if they were totally lame, it's fun to text "unsubscribe. "
Once you start rewriting, you're not able to stop. With each draft the fundamental banality and worthlessness of the material becomes more evident even as its vitality and spontaneity are drained from it.