If it is not right do not do it; if it is not true do not say it.
Marcus AureliusAnybody who tells you that a two-day conference, you’re going to turn into the General Patton of leadership, they’re not telling you the truth. But you can learn the fundamentals; you can absolutely understand the fundamentals.
Jocko WillinkCharacter is always known. Thefts never enrich; alms never impoverish; murder will speak out of stone walls.
Ralph Waldo EmersonIn a world of complex threats, our security and leadership depends on all elements of our power – including strong and principled diplomacy.
Barack ObamaI never wanted to write the sort of song that said, ‚Look at how abnormal and crazy and out there I am, man!‘
Brian EnoEvery time I plant a seed, He say kill it before it grow, he say kill it before they grow.
Bob MarleyThe natural desire of good men is knowledge.
Leonardo da VinciI actually don’t want a throne at all, because I don’t view myself as a queen; I view myself as one of my fans.
Lady GagaThe last thing I wanted to do was to be a wartime President.
Lyndon B. JohnsonTo be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment.
Ralph Waldo EmersonTo conquer fear is the beginning of wisdom.
Bertrand RussellAnd I will do everything that I can as long as I am President of the United States to remind the American people that we are one nation under God, and we may call that God different names but we remain one nation.
Barack ObamaShow me a poorly uniformed troop and I’ll show you a poorly uniformed leader.
Robert Baden-PowellI don’t want to be fake. I’m just being me. And I have the power to break stereotypes and whatever useless rules that society puts on us.
Bad BunnyA man who views the world the same at fifty as he did at twenty has wasted thirty years of his life.
Muhammad AliSuccessful people are always looking for opportunities to help others. Unsuccessful people are always asking, ‚What’s in it for me?‘
Brian TracyThat men do not learn very much from the lessons of history is the most important of all the lessons of history.
Aldous HuxleyIn action a great heart is the chief qualification. In work, a great head.
Arthur SchopenhauerWhen our governments want to sell us a course of action, they do it by making sure it’s the only thing on the agenda, the only thing everyone’s talking about. And they pre-load the ensuing discussion with highly selected images, devious and prejudicial language, dubious linkages, weak or false ‚intelligence‘ and selected ‚leaks.‘
Brian EnoIgnorant people see life as either existence or non-existence, but wise men see it beyond both existence and non-existence to something that transcends them both; this is an observation of the Middle Way.
Lucius Annaeus SenecaI have never left another senator out to dry. Never.
Joe BidenOne man with courage is a majority.
Thomas JeffersonWe all want progress, but if you’re on the wrong road, progress means doing an about-turn and walking back to the right road; in that case, the man who turns back soonest is the most progressive.
C. S. LewisA fool thinks himself to be wise, but a wise man knows himself to be a fool.
William ShakespeareI never sell a book. I sell myself. And the way to sell yourself is to be an instrument of love.
Wayne DyerIn Hawaii, some of the biggest radio stations are reggae. The local bands are heavily influenced by Bob Marley.
Bruno MarsThe truth is rarely pure and never simple.
Oscar WildeThere’s no difference between one’s killing and making decisions that will send others to kill. It’s exactly the same thing, or even worse.
Golda MeirThe more extensive a man’s knowledge of what has been done, the greater will be his power of knowing what to do.
Benjamin DisraeliI understand everybody in this country doesn’t agree with the decisions I’ve made. And I made some tough decisions. But people know where I stand.
George W. BushVirtue is like a rich stone, best plain set.
Francis BaconExample is not the main thing in influencing others. It is the only thing.
Albert SchweitzerTo thine own self be true, and it must follow, as the night the day, thou canst not then be false to any man.
William ShakespeareIt is the sign of a great mind to dislike greatness, and to prefer things in measure to things in excess.
Lucius Annaeus SenecaA kingdom founded on injustice never lasts.
Lucius Annaeus SenecaLeadership is the art of getting someone else to do something you want done because he wants to do it.
Dwight D. EisenhowerWhen the whole world has their eyes on you, if you say something that doesn’t truly come from your spirit and your soul, or if you wear something that doesn’t come from your spirit and your soul, it’s an injustice to your position. And so, I’m really myself every single day and I do it because I know my fans would want me to.
Lady GagaThere are more sure marks of authenticity in the Bible that in any profane history.
Isaac NewtonLive truth instead of professing it.
Elbert HubbardWe must think and act like a nation of a billion people and not like that of a million people. Dream, dream, dream!
A. P. J. Abdul KalamI can easily imagine Obama sitting down and talking to any leader – or any person – in the world, with no baggage of past servitude or race supremacy to mar their talks.
Alice WalkerWhen you’re around the kids, you feel like you act the most grown up just because you’re supposed to lead. I say things, like every other parent, that reminds you of your own parents. One thing I do know about being a parent, you understand why your father was in a bad mood a lot.
Adam SandlerThe well bred contradict other people. The wise contradict themselves.
Oscar WildeJudges ought to be more leaned than witty, more reverent than plausible, and more advised than confident. Above all things, integrity is their portion and proper virtue.
Francis BaconEverything is an open book. I don’t speak on other people’s hardship, but if it happened in my life or something that has been an experience on my particular journey, I’m going to talk about it. That’s what my fan base appreciates the most. I’m universal. You can relate to the things I say or that I go through.
Kevin HartA man is never more truthful than when he acknowledges himself a liar.
Mark TwainThe only wealth which you will keep forever is the wealth you have given away.
Marcus AureliusA little learning is a dangerous thing; Drink deep, or taste not the Pierian spring.
Alexander PopeAnyone who doesn’t take truth seriously in small matters cannot be trusted in large ones either.
Albert EinsteinBeware of the man who does not return your blow: he neither forgives you nor allows you to forgive yourself.
George Bernard ShawThe infinitely little have a pride infinitely great.
VoltaireThe highest form of worship is the worship of unselfish Christian service. The greatest form of praise is the sound of consecrated feet seeking out the lost and helpless.
Billy GrahamWe humans have lost the wisdom of genuinely resting and relaxing. We worry too much. We don’t allow our bodies to heal, and we don’t allow our minds and hearts to heal.
Thich Nhat HanhI have never been a quitter. To leave office before my term is completed is opposed to every instinct in my body. But as president I must put the interests of America first Therefore, I shall resign the presidency effective at noon tomorrow.
Richard M. NixonThe onus is on the managers to send out an attacking formation and to tell their players to be bold.
George BestHonesty is for the most part less profitable than dishonesty.
PlatoMadonna, I think, is the greatest visual musical artist that we’ve ever had. If you look at her photo log, the photographers that she was able to work with throughout her career framed her in the proper way. It was the proper context. It was that visual that made sure that everything was gonna cut through in a certain way.
Kanye WestA company is a group organized to create a product or service, and it is only as good as its people and how excited they are about creating. I do want to recognize a ton of super-talented people. I just happen to be the face of the companies.
Elon MuskIf I don’t run for president, we’ll all be OK.
Joe BidenWhen so many are lonely as seem to be lonely, it would be inexcusably selfish to be lonely alone.
Tennessee Williams