All Excellence Involves Discipline And Tenacity Of

We Pay A Heavy Price For Our Fear Of Failure.

Some People May Have Greatness Thrust Upon Them. Very Few Have Excellence Thrust Upon Them. They Achieve It. They Do Not Achieve It Unwittingly, By “doin' What Comes Naturally”; And They Don't Stumble Into It In The Course Of Amusing Themselves. All Excellence Involves Discipline And Tenacity Of Purpose.

Some People Seem To Believe That For Each Problem There Is A Solution Readily Available - A Solution That Can Be Promptly Achieved By Passing A Law And Voting Some Money. I Think Of This As The Vending Machine Concept Of Social Change. Put A Coin In The Machine And Out Comes A Piece Of Candy. If There Is A Social Problem, Pass A Law And Out Comes A Solution.

The Ultimate Goal Of The Educational System Is To Shift To The Individual The Burden Of Pursuing His Education.

Perhaps The Most Promising Trend In Our Thinking About Leadership Is The Growing Conviction That The Purposes Of The Group Are Best Served When The Leader Helps Followers Develop Their Own Initiative, Strengthens Them In The Use Of Their Own Judgment, Enables Them To Grow, And To Become Better Contributors.