“I have been very restrained in my comments about the House and the House leadership. But Speaker Craddick and I have a different point of view, ... I think the Legislature ought to reform our schools, not the courts.”

“Last year he expected to do well and get to state, but I think his sights are set a little higher this year. And he has taken on the leadership role and getting everyone to compete at a high level.”

“His leadership and knowledge of our system makes him an invaluable piece of our building process. We are excited to have him back and know that our younger players will continue to benefit from his presence.”

Character in leadership comes down to two questions: Would you trade places with anyone under your command? Do you hold yourself to the same level of accountability as those for whom you bear responsibility?

“There cannot be anything but anger and condemnation for those who've done it, ... I can only say that the Palestinian leadership will do everything it can to arrest and follow up on these actions and do its very best to stop them.”

“Moving forward, we'll continue to evaluate each subsidiary company in line with our larger business goals to reach market leadership and profitability and if necessary, effect further mergers, consolidations or divestitures to accelerate the achievement of these goals,”

“This my first true senior class. We definitely have more versatility. We've got a good core leadership group, which is critical to a program and the success of the team. I feel confident with where we are.”

“We were like a wounded animal up there. They had us backed in a corner, and sometimes that's dangerous. The guys took it on, and we've got great veteran leadership. You let those guys take over.”

Your darkest moments are not meant to be swept under the carpet, hidden from the world in the silent pursuit of perfection. The darkness you've overcome is your ticket into leadership. It's what you're meant to light up in the world.

I think the job of leadership is to expand what can be talked about and to get consensus on the nature of the problem, and that is most of the job. Because once you do that, once you have diagnosis, treatment options are obvious.