Blake Stanton

“If you are more concerned for yourself than the people that work for you, you will ultimately lose. But if you put the team first, and make your true goal—not your own success—but the success of your team and their mission… If you, as a leader, put others above yourself… If you care for your team first and foremost… then you will absolutely win. That's what leadership is; the pure goal and righteous intent of putting your people and the mission ahead of yourself.”
― Jocko Willink, The Dichotomy of Leadership: Balancing the Challenges of Extreme Ownership to Lead and Win

“When you trash the opposition, you simultaneously demean yourself.”
― Frank Luntz, Words That Work: It's Not What You Say, It's What People Hear

“Those who define the debate will determine the outcome.”
― Frank Luntz, Words That Work: It's Not What You Say, It's What People Hear

“They learned the hard way – or not at all – that language is like fire: Depending on how you use it, it can either heat your house or burn it to the ground.”
― Frank Luntz, Words That Work: It's Not What You Say, It's What People Hear