Leadership

You're the average of the five people you spend the most time with. Surrounding yourself with inspiring people is now just as important as being talented or working hard.

Money and power by themselves are a two-legged stool — you can balance on them for a while, but eventually, you're going to topple over.

Decisions are made by those who show up.

Don't ever forget that a small group of thoughtful people can change the world. It's the only thing that ever has.

It ain't where you start in life, it's where you end up and what you did along the way.

The positive revolutions are not going to be caused by generals and politicians. They are going to be caused by innovators like you.

Help the world find its way ahead.

They didn't fail less. They rescued more.

The world is run by those who show up, not those who wait to be asked.

You have so much power, so much opportunity. Make sure this education, this amazing gift, doesn't go to waste.

These international students are our true hope. They will become our ambassadors of change, the ambassadors of democratic freedoms and the rights for higher education, and they will become our future leaders.

The soft power of science has the potential to reshape global diplomacy—and at significantly lower expense than that needed for use of the hard power of military involvement.