Leaders are the ones who have the courage to go first, to put themselves at personal risk to open a path for others to follow.

Great leaders don't blame the tools they are given. Great leaders work to sharpen them.

There are leaders, and there are those who lead.

Though there are lessons that can be learned about becoming a great leader, most exist inherently in the bellies of those who lead.

One of the best paradoxes of leadership is a leader's need to be both stubborn and open-minded. A leader must insist on sticking to the vision and stay on course to the destination. But he must be open-minded during the process.