leadership

"Thank you. Thank you very much. President Turner, thanks. Members of the Board of Trustees, Provost Ludden, faculty, staff, distinguished guests, parents, and — most importantly — the Class of 2015. T…"

"Among democracies, I think through all the recorded history of the world, the building of permanent institutions like libraries and museums for the use of all the people flourishes. And that is especi…"

"Character is what you are. Reputation is what others think you are. The reason that some fail to climb the ladder of success, or of leadership if you want to call it that, is that there is a differenc…"

"After the Council of Nicea, ... the State supported the associated churches by all the means in its power. It recognized the decisions of their councils and enforced them with civil pains and penaltie…"

"The more active working directors become, the more closely involved they resemble the executives now responsible for providing business leadership. A full-time working director is merely another offic…"

"nstitutions are strong; it turns out you don't need a lot of sensible or even sane leadership in the White House."

"That's the art of leadership. To make sure that what shouldn't happen, doesn't happen."

"Hindu society has grown and shaped itself in the vision of Vyasa and Valmiki, Manu and Yajnavalkya, Narada and Vasistha, and a hundred other exponents of Sanãtana Dharma in all its dimensions and dyna…"

"To think twice in every matter and follow the lead of others is no way to make money."

"Christ by His intercession is able to save thee beyond the horizon and largest compass of thy thoughts, even to the utmost. In danger Christ lashes us to Himself, as Alpine guides do when there is per…"

"It is not quite reasonable to expect of our Govern­ment that it should lead us in the direction of Islamic integrity and solidarity—while that integrity and solidarity are absent in our own behavior."

"Instead of sharing and co-existing, the people have retreated into their racial compartments instead of uniting both as communities and as a nation. Instead of uniting as a nation, our leaders have cr…"

") "We're breaking boundaries. And we're not doing the same old little clichééé of, "Oh, cheerleaders are dumb, so let's make fun of them."

"The young leading the young, is like the blind leading the blind; “they will both fall into the ditch."

"The essence of the normal accident the interaction of multiple failures that are not in a direct operational sequence."

"And someone will head south 'til this whole thing cools off."

"Faye...this is Davies...Anelka, still looking for his first Bolton goal...Nicolas Anelkaaa...HE GETS IT! A terrific goal. From the minute he picked that ball up, I think he had one thing in mind. And …"

"Only a seaman realises to what great extent an entire ship reflects the personality and ability of one individual, her Commanding Officer. To a landsman, this is not understandable—and sometimes it is…"

"He is the best tactician and combat commander we have."

"Usenet is like a herd of performing elephants with diarrhea -- massive, difficult to redirect, awe-inspiring, entertaining, and a source of mind-boggling amounts of excrement when you least expect it."