A good leader must have the wisdom to know when a pursuit is no longer worthy of being pursued - a time when the losses of the present must be accepted - and cut - to preserve the gains and providence of the future.

Emotional states change like the wind, and to indulge them only gives them more power over a person.

Sometimes it's best to trade an ideal for something more practical that you can guarantee.

Sometimes you just have to know when the battle you’re fighting is one best walked away from, than fought to the cold, bitter end.

We must humble ourselves before [others] so we may learn from what others have lived. It is only when we have added their expertise to our own that we can truly excel towards our most ambitious goals and reach our fullest potential.

What seems like a flaw is merely our higher consciousness telling us we're not looking at it in the right light yet.