Jim Kouzes

“There’s a trick to the 'graceful exit.' It begins with the vision to recognize when a job, a life stage, or a relationship is over — and let it go. It means leaving what’s over without denying its validity or its past importance to our lives. It involves a sense of future, a belief that every exit line is an entry, that we are moving up, rather than out.”
― Ellen Goodman

“Exemplary leaders know that if they want to gain commitment and achieve the highest standards, they must be models of the behavior they expect of others.”
― James M. Kouzes, The Leadership Challenge: How to Make Extraordinary Things Happen in Organizations

“It's hard to lead a cavalry charge if you think you look funny on a horse.”
― Adlai E. Stevenson

“To handle yourself, use your head; to handle others, use your heart.”
― Eleanor Roosevelt