Hold yourself responsible for a higher standard than anybody expects of you. Never excuse yourself. – Henry Ward Beecher

Turnaround or growth, its getting your people focused on the goal that is still the job of leadership. – Anne M. Mulcahy

There is no international problem that can be addressed or solved without the engagement and leadership of the United States and everybody in the world knows that, its just fact of life. So sometimes I think we could conduct ourselves with a little more humility. – Robert M. Gates