Begin to be now what you will be hereafter.
To know oneself, one should assert oneself.
Wherever you are - be all there.
Never complain and never explain.
The secret of getting ahead is getting started.
It's always too early to quit.
If you've got a talent, protect it.
If you think you can do it, you can.
Well done is better than well said.
Be gentle to all and stern with yourself.
America somehow thinks that leadership relates to governance, and it certainly does. But society is much bigger than governance, and some of the truly great leadership of our society is outside the governance arena.