True leaders understand that leadership is not about them but about those they serve. It is not about exalting themselves but about lifting others up.

Self-promotion is a leadership and political skill that is critical to master in order to navigate the realities of the workplace and position you for success.

One of the difficulties with all our institutions is the fact that we've emphasized the reward instead of the service.

One can lead a nation only by helping it see a bright outlook. A leader is a dealer in hope.

Prejudice is not a failing peculiar to one race, it can and does exist in people of every race and ethnic background. It takes individual effort to root it out of one's heart. In my case my father and mother saw that it never got a start. I shall be forever grateful to them.

Yours is not the task of making your way in the world, but the task of remaking the world which you will find before you.