I am not given to making sense out of life — or coming up with some grand narrative on it — other than to measure it by what you think you want to do in life.

If you can't force or are unwilling to force your people to follow you, with or without threats, you are not a leader.

Anybody who decides to take me on needs to put on knuckle-dusters. If you think you can hurt me more than I can hurt you, try.

Be lamps unto yourselves; take refuge in yourselves, with no other refuge

-- The Buddha

The end result of kindness is that it draws people to you.

-- Anita Roddick

My happiness lies in my routine day-to-day dealings with my fellow men.

-- Levi Strauss

Pretend that every single person you meet has a sign around his or her neck that says, 'Make me feel important.'

-- Mary Kay Ash

The trouble with people is that they love playing teacher to others.

-- Mencius

Those who move others can feel what others feel. But empathizers struggle themselves. Those who never struggle will never move anyone.

-- Sōichirō Honda