“Pioneering is never done in front of cheerleaders urging on a roaring grandstand of popular approval.”
“Why does everyone worship them? I mean, they're beautiful but..." I shrugged. "Lots of people in this world are beautiful.""They're popular because they're cheerleaders," he said.I rolled my eyes. "What is it with this town and cheerleaders?”
“When your power comes from others, on approval, you are their slave. Never sacrifice yourselves - never! Whoever urges you to self-sacrifice is worse than a common murderer, who at least cuts your throat himself, without persuading YOU to do it.”
“I'm afraid the popularity of the domestic cat would drop very quickly if little kitty could roar its displeasure.”
“My heart leaped like the cheerleader I will never be.”
“Leadership begins when you get out of the grandstands and into the game.”