You can't fake being a star. But you can also become a great personality.
So has the strategic decision been made to disarm Iraq of its weapons of mass destruction by the leadership in Baghdad?. . . I think our judgment has to be clearly not.
Always focus on the front windshield and not the review mirror.
In the army we are drilled into execution and then supervision, to make sure everything goes the way you planned it. But there is another thing that we do in the military, that I think perhaps isn't done enough in corporate life: As soon as you have made that decision, you start on the contingency planning. Because there is, as we like to say, a thinking, breathing enemy out there, who is not going to let you do just what you want.
In the military we are always looking for ways to leverage up our forces. Having greater communications and command and control over your forces than your enemy has over his is a force multiplier. Having greater logistics capability than the enemy is a force multiplier. Having better-trained commanders is a force multiplier. Perpetual optimism, believing in yourself, believing in your purpose, believing you will prevail, and demonstrating passion and confidence is a force multiplier. If you believe and have prepared your followers, the followers will believe.
I think whether you're having setbacks or not, the role of a leader is to always display a winning attitude.
Endeavors succeed or fail because of the people involved.
Take a dose of rock and roll, and wash it down with cool clear soul.
The story behind every song is individual to itself.
I am concerned about the growing problem of sexual abuse and exploitation of our children.
I hate being called an 'icon. ' I just don't like it. That's all there is to it.