“The best way to inspire people to superior performance is to convince them by everything you do and by your everyday attitude that you are wholeheartedly supporting them.”

“The best way to manage people, he thought, was to convince them that you were good for their careers. He further believed that the only way to get people to believe that you were good for their careers was actually to be good for their careers.”

“If you want to see your plays performed the way you wrote them, become President.”

“Before you can inspire with emotion, you must be swamped with it yourself. Before you can move their tears, your own must flow. To convince them, you must yourself, believe.”

“What are friends for? They are the ultimate reflection of yourself. Always surround yourself with people who inspire you and return the favor by giving them the best of you.”

“You can´t just tell people what to do and then expect them to perform well.”

“In my experience, the best way to deal with such people is to politely agree with everything they say, then ignore them.”

“However you envisage your role in life, all you can do is perform it as best you can.”

“Lead the ideas of your time and they will accompany and support you; fall behind them and they drag you along with them; oppose them and they will overwhelm you.”

“You cannot impose ideologies on people who do not embrace it wholeheartedly.”