“Leadership is the ability to see what no one else sees, to listen when others talk and the ability to be optimistic when others are pessimistic.”
“One of the fundamental aspects of leadership, I realized more and more, is the ability to instill confidence in others when you yourself are feeling insecure”
“Tact: the ability to describe others as they see themselves.”
“The optimist sees the doughnut, the pessimist sees the hole.”
“And when is it ever convincing, the belief others have in your abilities? You know perfectly well they can't see the mess inside you.”
“What do two women friends usually do when they see each other? We talked, we watched television, we listened to music Sometimes we did nothing at all. It was a pleasure just to know the other one was there.”