"Failed plans should not be interpreted as a failed vision. Visions don't change, they are only refined. Plans rarely stay the same, and are scrapped or adjusted as needed. Be stubborn about the vision, but flexible with your plan."

"A leader is one who knows the way, goes the way, and shows the way."

"Growth demands a temporary surrender of security. It may mean giving up familiar but limiting patterns, safe but unrewarding work, values no longer believed in, and relationships that have lost their meaning."

"The secret of your success is determined by your daily agenda."

"The sea speaks a language polite people never repeat. It is a colossal scavenger slang and has no respect."

"One of the most sincere forms of respect is actually listening to what another has to say."

"When you are content to be simply yourself and don't compare or compete, everybody will respect you."

"It is a subtle truth that humility is not weakness in leadership; it is the cornerstone of unassailable respect."