Don’t expect others to defend you.

--Anthony Parinello

Look for intelligence and judgment and, most critically, a capacity to anticipate, to see around corners. Also, look for loyalty, integrity, a high energy drive, a balanced ego and the drive to get things done.

--Gen. Colin Powell

What is defeat? Nothing but education; nothing but the first step to something better.

--Wendell Phillips

A good plan, violently executed now, is better than a perfect plan next week.

--General George S. Patton

Building a sense of community helps overcome the pervasive sense of alienation and distrust so prevalent in contemporary workplaces.

--Jeffrey Pfeffer