There is only one inborn error. and that is the notion that we exist in order to be happy.
The time to build a network is always before you need one.
To win in the marketplace you must first win in the workplace.
Integrity means having the courage to do what is right, and what is aligned with your values, no matter the situation.
Trust gives you the permission to give people direction, get everyone aligned, and give them the energy to go get the job done. Trust enables you to execute with excellence and produce extraordinary results. As you execute with excellence and deliver on your commitments, trust becomes easier to inspire, creating a flywheel of performance.
Leadership does take work. And it should. If you aspire to be a leader, you ought to treat leadership as a craft, you ought to become a student of it, and you ought to work at it. And if you're not willing to work at it, well, you get what you give.
Even a brief interaction can change the way people think about themselves, their leaders, and the future. Each of those many connections you make has the potential to become a high point or a low point in someone's day.
All of us were mischievous at some time or another, I more so than any of the rest. [My brother] Philbert and I kept a battle going. . . . Even in our fighting, there was a feeling of brotherly union.
One of the memorable moments of my life was when Willard Libby came to Princeton with a little jar full of crystals of barium xenate. A stable compound, looking like common salt, but much heavier. This was the magic of chemistry, to see xenon trapped into a crystal.
There’s a time when a man needs to fight, and a time when he needs to accept that his destiny is lost, that the ship has sailed, and that only a fool would continue. The truth is, I’ve always been a fool.
There is nothing worse than solitude. Solitude can help a man realize himself; but it destroys a woman