Leadership

For us to enjoy peace, we need to manage our resources more responsibly, more sustainably, more accountably, more transparently, and we need to share these resources more equitably.

In a free and compassionate society, the public good depends on private character. That character is formed and shaped in institutions like family, faith, and the many civil and social organizations.

Our Founders rejected both a radical individualism that makes no room for others, and the dreary collectivism that crushes the individual. They gave us instead a society where individual freedom is anchored in communities.

To make a difference in this world, you must be involved. By serving a higher calling here or abroad, you'll make your lives richer and build a more hopeful future for our world.

Self-confidence — quiet self-confidence — is the key to winning. A quiet, deep-seated belief in yourself and what you stand for. Cockiness has nothing to do with confidence.

Process without purpose is pretty much the definition of bureaucracy. Never let the how get in the way of the what.

Keep the big picture in mind, but never lose sight of the details. Because if you lose sight of the details, they can send you down.

The world needs a leading nation, or group of nations, that can reassure, inspire hope, and offer fresh perspectives and new directions.

Try never to be the smartest person in the room. And if you are, I suggest you invite smarter people — or find a different room.

An individual was walking down the street and saw a gentleman chipping away on some stones. He said, 'What are you doing?' The gentleman grumbled, 'I'm building a stone wall.' He continued down the street and saw a second gentleman chipping stones. 'What are you doing?' This gentleman said, 'Well, I'm building a cathedral.'

The most valuable asset of an organization is its people, and people working together as a team toward a shared vision is the real key to success.

The only limits that really matter are the ones you put on yourself, and in those crucial moments when you know what you need to do but others advise against it — know yourself, trust your whole self, and don't blink.