“A sense of humor is part of the art of leadership, of getting along with people, of getting things done.”

“Leadership appears to be the art of getting others to want to do something you are convinced should be done.”

“Leadership is the art of getting someone else to do something you want done because he wants to do it.”

“The attempt to develop a sense of humor and to see things in a humorous light is some kind of a trick learned while mastering the art of living.”

“Humor today goes hand in hand with our rationality, and not just rationality in the sense of cognitive sophistication, but also in the sense of a rational attitude toward the world. Part of this attitude is viewing things critically, and people with a well developed sense of humor naturally look at things critically, because they are looking for incongruity. ”

“Besides the noble art of getting things done, there is the noble art of leaving things undone. The wisdom of life consists in the elimination of non-essentials.”