“Leadership is a word people use to reconcile any kind of charisma that was impossible to otherwise explain.”
“She's got no charisma of any kind [but] I can imagine her being mildly useful to a low-rank porn director.”
“He knows that in leadership cleverness is not as important as content, that charisma and dash are not as vital as character and doctrine.”
“Without appreciation and respect for other people, true leadership becomes ineffective, if not impossible.”
“Words used carelessly, as if they did not matter in any serious way, often allowed otherwise well-guarded truths to seep through.”
“Custom will reconcile people to any atrocity, and fashion will drive them to acquire any custom.”