Simon Sinek

“Most politicians are not authentic.”

“Humility, I have learned, must never be confused with meekness. Humility is being open to the ideas of others.”

“Every one of us has the capacity to lead.”

“Spending time with the military certainly lends itself to some remarkable experiences, and I've been privileged to have had my share.”

“To spend more money, you have to have more money, but time is fixed and we all have the same amount to spare. How we choose to spend it can make a significant difference on the impact we have in our careers or in the world.”

“I couldn't understand why my productivity went down when I had deliberately made more time available to write. Then I realized it was because I wasn't flying as much.”

“Panic causes tunnel vision. Calm acceptance of danger allows us to more easily assess the situation and see the options.”

“The Democrats' response throughout the healthcare debate? Give the people more statistics.”

“If no one ever broke the rules, then we'd never advance.”

“Working hard for something we don't care about is called stress: Working hard for something we love is called passion.”

“Starbucks was founded around the experience and the environment of their stores. Starbucks was about a space with comfortable chairs, lots of power outlets, tables and desks at which we could work and the option to spend as much time in their stores as we wanted without any pressure to buy. The coffee was incidental.”

“Believing that your competition is stronger and better than you pushes you to better yourselves.”

“Leadership is not about the next election, it's about the next generation.”

“Notoriously outspoken, his sentences always punctuated with profanities, General George S. Patton was the epitome of what a leader should be like - or so he thought. Patton believed a leader should look and act tough, so he cultivated his image and his personality to match his philosophy.”

“A five minute call replaces the time it takes to read and reply to the original email and read and reply to their reply... or replies. And I no longer spend 20+ minutes crafting the perfect email - no need to.”

“Most years, if you were to ask me how much I make, the genuine answer is that I have no clue. I usually find out the answer to that question once a year, at tax time, when my accountant tells me.”

“No matter how many or how few people you have reporting to you, you must remember that as you climb higher in the ranks, your words will be taken as commands even if you're just thinking out loud.”

“When you explain to people what you're trying to do, as opposed to just making demands or delegating tasks, you can build instant trust, even if it's just for that short time you're on the phone.”

“The only time I waste is time I spend doing something that, in my gut, I know I shouldn't. If I choose to spend time playing video games or sleeping in, then it's time well spent, because I chose to do it. I did it for a reason - to relax, to decompress or to feel good, and that was what I wanted to do.”

“Pilots have their names painted just beneath the canopy of their aircraft. This gives the pilot a sense of ownership for his or her jet. What's more, like cars, each aircraft has its own personality, so it's important for a pilot to get to know and love his aircraft.”