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" All the great organizations in the world, all have a sense of why that organization does what it does. "

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" I have been inspired by Martin Luther King and how he inspired a movement. I have learned that a cause must be organic; if it is to have an impact it must belong to those who join the movement and not those who lead it. "

" Great leaders state out loud what they intend to do and in doing so, they get things done. "

" Republicans are completely befuddled by Obama's 'star power' and don't seem to have a clear or effective strategy to compete. "

" Mergers are like marriages. They are the bringing together of two individuals. If you wouldn't marry someone for the 'operational efficiencies' they offer in the running of a household, then why would you combine two companies with unique cultures and identities for that reason? "

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" I have friends who are majorly into the cosplay culture and have urged me to go to a convention for no other reason than to meet others like me. "

" I don't enjoy eating humble pie; it never tastes good. But I do appreciate it when it happens. "

" Though we may have desires or bold goals, for whatever reason, most of us don't think we can achieve something beyond what we're qualified to achieve. Why, I ask, do we let reality interfere with our dreams? "

" If you hire people just because they can do a job, they'll work for your money. But if you hire people who believe what you believe, they'll work for you with blood, sweat, and tears. "

" Multi-millionaires who pay half or less than half of the percentage of tax the rest of us pay justify their actions by saying they pay what the law requires. Though true, the fact is they found ways within the law to beat the purpose of the law - which, in the case of taxes, is that we all pay our fair share. "

" Anyone can sell product by dropping their prices, but it does not breed loyalty. "

" There is a difference between vulnerability and telling people everything about yourself. Vulnerability is a feeling. Telling everyone about yourself is just facts and details. "

" The world is a bell curve. Classroom test scores, employee performance in a company or how many people really, really like you. No matter the population you're studying, they always fit neatly across the standard deviations of the famous bell curve. "

" Over 90% of people go home at the end of the day feeling unfulfilled by their work, and I won't stop working until that statistic is reversed - until over 90% of people go home and can honestly say, 'I love what I do.' "

" Directions are instructions given to explain how. Direction is a vision offered to explain why. "

" I like stories of the classic hero, of good versus evil, the ones in which the good guys wear white and the bad guys wear black... and I love a good sword fight. "

" Offer someone the opportunity to rebuild a company or reinvent an industry as the primary incentive, and it will attract those drawn to the challenge first and the money second. "

" Leadership is absolutely about inspiring action, but it is also about guarding against mis-action. "

" Any parent who tells their kids that they can't attend a school play or go to a soccer match because they have to work is kidding themselves. It's OK to miss a game or two or a performance here and there, but it's not all right to miss the majority of them. "

" The most basic human desire is to feel like you belong. Fitting in is important. "

" One of the best paradoxes of leadership is a leader's need to be both stubborn and open-minded. A leader must insist on sticking to the vision and stay on course to the destination. But he must be open-minded during the process. "

" Leadership is a way of thinking, a way of acting and, most importantly, a way of communicating. "

" The single best machine to measure trust is a human being. We haven't figured out a metric that works better than our own sort of, like, 'There's something fishy about you.' "

" Halloween is one of my favorite days of the year. I have a strict rule: I don't work on Halloween and I won't travel on Halloween. Not for any reason. "

" I love science fiction - always have. "

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" Leadership is not about the next election, it's about the next generation. "

" The challenge of the unknown future is so much more exciting than the stories of the accomplished past. "