Humility must always be the portion of any man who receives acclaim earned in the blood of his followers and the sacrifices of his friends.

I don’t think I would run for president.

If you want to improve, be content to be thought foolish and stupid.

A director makes 100 decisions an hour. Students ask me how you know how to make the right decision, and I say to them, ‚If you don’t know how to make the right decision, you’re not a director.‘

Authority poisons everybody who takes authority on himself.

Being the boss anywhere is lonely. Being a female boss in a world of mostly men is especially so.

Martyrdom is the only way a man can become famous without ability.

You’ve all seen over the last eight years what President Obama means to this country. He is the embodiment of honor, resolve, and character – one of the finest presidents we have ever had.

I was always making my friends laugh, but I never wanted the attention of the whole classroom.

The faults of a superior person are like the sun and moon. They have their faults, and everyone sees them; they change and everyone looks up to them.

The real truths of life are never entirely new to you or to anybody because there is a level deep down within you where you already know all the things, all those spiritual truths that you read or hear, and then recognize them. I say ‚recognize‘ because you’re not… it’s not new.

The time has come for all evangelists to practice full financial disclosure. The world is watching how we walk and how we talk. We must have the highest standards of morality, ethics and integrity if we are to continue to have influence.

People want to listen to a message, word from Jah. This could be passed through me or anybody. I am not a leader. Messenger. The words of the songs, not the person, is what attracts people.

We can’t drive our SUVs and eat as much as we want and keep our homes on 72 degrees at all times… and then just expect that other countries are going to say OK. That’s not leadership. That’s not going to happen.

Each doctor makes a much, much more important job than I do, but at the end, nobody talks about him. We all know about it, but we don’t really think about it.

Few men would dare to read their own autobiography if all their deeds were recorded in it; few can look back upon their entire career without a blush.

My fellow Americans, ask not what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for your country.

I’ve been talked about by a lot better people than the general public.

I would rather try to persuade a man to go along, because once I have persuaded him, he will stick. If I scare him, he will stay just as long as he is scared, and then he is gone.

In America the President reigns for four years, and Journalism governs forever and ever.

In this big ball of people, I’m just one grain of sand on this beach.

For Forms of Government let fools contest; whatever is best administered is best.

Most of the problems a President has to face have their roots in the past.

With tech companies, whoever’s the leader is always questioned, you know. They say, ‚Is this the end of them?‘ And – there’s more – more times people think that’s the case than it really is the case.

High office teaches decision making, not substance. It consumes intellectual capital; it does not create it. Most high officials leave office with the perceptions and insights with which they entered; they learn how to make decisions but not what decisions to make.

I have a cult-like following because I exemplify what it is to be a human being.

You pick up some fans and a handful of haters along the way.

On every front there are clear answers out there that can make this country stronger, but we’re going to break through the fear and the frustration people are feeling. Our job is to make sure that even as we make progress, that we are also giving people a sense of hope and vision for the future.

To realize that you do not understand is a virtue; Not to realize that you do not understand is a defect.

In the long history of the world, only a few generations have been granted the role of defending freedom in its hour of maximum danger. I do not shrink from this responsibility – I welcome it.

The world is weary of statesmen whom democracy has degraded into politicians.

To rule is easy, to govern difficult.

We will never have true civilization until we have learned to recognize the rights of others.

How can a president not be an actor?

You can play fast but not in a hurry. As a point guard, I can dictate that.

Never let your ego get so close to your position that when your position goes, your ego goes with it.

There was my name up in lights. I said, ‚God, somebody’s made a mistake.‘ But there it was, in lights. And I sat there and said, ‚Remember, you’re not a star.‘ Yet there it was up in lights.

From a young age, I learned to focus on the things I was good at and delegate to others what I was not good at. That’s how Virgin is run. Fantastic people throughout the Virgin Group run our businesses, allowing me to think creatively and strategically.

I’m more than comfortable just sitting back and scoring 21, 22 points or whatever and getting 10, 11 assists whatever the case might be. More than comfortable with that. It’s just a matter of the pieces that you have around you and what you can do to elevate everybody else.

I think I was identified as a failed president because I wasn’t re-elected.

You don’t lead by hitting people over the head – that’s assault, not leadership.

Hillary doesn’t play. She has more experience and exposure to the presidency than any candidate in our lifetime – yes, more than Barack, more than Bill. So she is absolutely ready to be Commander-in-Chief on day one. And, yes, she happens to be a woman.

Well I do think, when there are more women, that the tone of the conversation changes, and also the goals of the conversation change. But it doesn’t mean that the whole world would be a lot better if it were totally run by women. If you think that, you’ve forgotten high school.

There is only one thing in life worse than being talked about, and that is not being talked about.

Listen, I think that people want a president who is going to be interested in the things that keep them up at night, the things that are weighing on them, the things that are debilitating and can be addressed.

He who knows best knows how little he knows.

Our brand of democracy is hard. But I can promise that a year from now, when I no longer hold this office, I’ll be right there with you as a citizen – inspired by those voices of fairness and vision, of grit and good humor and kindness that have helped America travel so far.

I don’t need a successor, only willing hands to accept the torch for a new generation.

On ‚Mystic River,‘ I had to cut my salary and everyone else’s to get it made.

In politics, nothing happens by accident. If it happens, you can bet it was planned that way.

Which government is the best? The one that teaches us to govern ourselves.

I always tell people that you should only hire people to be on your team if you would work for them.

In every walk of life, you must have leaders. An education in the spiritual world, in the labor field, in the agricultural field, we must have leaders.

I try to lead by example, being conscious of others and being responsible.

I want to be the greatest actor that ever lived, frankly. I’d love that. But I don’t need to be. I just want to be here. That’s it.

Magnanimity in politics is not seldom the truest wisdom; and a great empire and little minds go ill together.

In a world of complex threats, our security and leadership depends on all elements of our power – including strong and principled diplomacy.

When you have an efficient government, you have a dictatorship.

There is nothing more difficult to take in hand, more perilous to conduct, or more uncertain in its success, than to take the lead in the introduction of a new order of things.

Always make those above you feel comfortably superior. In your desire to please or impress them, do not go too far in displaying your talents or you might accomplish the opposite – inspire fear and insecurity.

All of us are mentors. You’re mentors right here and now. And one of the things I’ve always done throughout my life, I have always found that person, that group of people that I was going to reach my hand out and help bring them along with me.