“Being President is like being the groundskeeper in a cemetery: there are a lot of people under you, but none of them are listening.”

“You're the healing janitor dude.""Groundskeeper.""Isn't that like a janitor?""No, it's like a groundskeeper.”

“A lot will be lost that way, of course.But you can't make people listen. They have to come round in their own time, wondering what happened and why the world blew up under them.”

“I love a lot of people, understand none of them...”

“Teaching isn’t rocket science. It’s about being engaged, listening, paying attention. Despite conventional wisdom, you don’t need to talk a lot to teach well. You do need to care, though. Not so much about what people think of you or whether or not they like you, but about the kids and doing what’s best for them.”

“.....there's a stinking huge difference between influence and the authority you get with a title. Any dolt can stumble into a title.....Lots of people with big-sounding titles have people under them listening only because they have to.”