He was not easily moved and tossed up and down, but loved to be constant

Make no difference in doing thy duty whether thou art shivering or warm, drowsy or sleep-satisfied, defamed or extolled, dying or anything else. For the act of dying too is one of the acts of life. So it is enough in this also to get the work in hand done well.

They are boiling with the pressured energy of explosive forces confined in a small space, and with the fervor of all religious movements in their early, purist stages. It is not enough to give lip service and to believe in equal pay: there has to be a conversion, from the heart. Or so they imply.

If you don't make a total commitment to whatever you are doing, then you start looking to bail out the first time the boat starts leaking.

By the time the average Christian gets his temperature up to normal, everybody thinks he has a fever!

A leader's most valuable asset is not their time but their energy and ability to energize others.

I wish to go on living even after my death.

I shall not remain insignificant, I shall work in the world and for mankind!

In your career, even more than for a brand, being safe is risky. The path to lifetime job security is to be remarkable.

Sometimes, we're so focused on being consistent that we also lower the bar on amazing.

This is not a book for the wild-haired crazies your company keeps in a corner. It is a book for you, your boss, and your employees, because the best future available to us is a future where you contriubute your true self and your best work. Are you up for that?

The lesson is that one person with a persistent vision can make change happen, whether climbing rocks or delivering services.