01UndatedKhatun (queen) is one of the most authoritative and magnificent words in the Mongolian language. It conveys regality, stateliness, and great strength. If something resists breaking no matter how much pressure is applied, it is described as khatun. The word can form part of a boy’s or girl’s names, signifying power and firmness combined with beauty and grace. Because of the admitted qualities of khatun, men have often borne names such as Khatun Temur, literally ‘Queen Iron’, and Khatun Baatar, 'Queen Hero’.Jack Weatherford / quote ↗
02UndatedIf you can't swallow your pride, you can't lead. Even the highest mountain had animals that step on it.Jack Weatherford / quote ↗
04UndatedWithout the vision of a goal, a man cannot manage his own life, much less the lives of others.Jack Weatherford / quote ↗
05UndatedThe first key to leadership was self-control, particularly the mastery of pride, which was something more difficult, he explained, to subdue than a wild lion and anger, which was more difficult to defeat than the greatest wrestler. He warned them that "if you can't swallow your pride, you can't lead.Jack Weatherford / quote ↗
06UndatedA leader should demonstrate his thoughts and opinions through his actions, not through his words.Jack Weatherford / quote ↗
07UndatedEvery society produces its own cultural conceits, a set of lies and delusions about itself that thrive in the face of all contrary evidence.Jack Weatherford / quote ↗
08UndatedThe Greeks who rhapsodized about democracy in their rhetoric rarely created democratic institutions. A few cities such as Athens occasionally attempted a system vaguely akin to democracy for a few years. These cities functioned as slave societies and were certainly not egalitarian or democratic in the Indian sense.Jack Weatherford / quote ↗
