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David Rubenstein is such a master interviewer! I found his probing questions on how his guests found the ability to lead and continued to cultivate their skills time well spent.

13 key attributes to be helpful to grow to a leader:

1. Luck
2. Desire to succeed
3. Pursuit of something new and unique
4. Hard work / Long hours (find something that provides pleasure and intellectual joy)
5. Focus (broaden your areas only after your credibility has been established)
6. Failure (you'll grow from it and also teaches you humility)
7. Persistence
8. Persuasiveness (write or say something that inspires others)
9. Humble demeanor
10. Credit-sharing (victory has a hundred fathers, and defeat is an orphan)
11. Ability to keep learning
12. Integrity
13. Responding to crises

Inspiring:
- Marilyn Hewson worked nights (11pm to 7am) while attending the University of Alabama, then school from 8am to 1pm/2pm. She would then sleep. She worked full-time to pay her way through school. She graduated in 3.5 years.

- Melinda Gates: "A philanthropy [e.g., foundations] can experiment with their own money , whereas government has to be more cautious with taxpayer money."

- Indra Nooyi: I realized I was a product of my upbringing and that my parents get the credit because it's what they did for me that allowed me to be who I am today...so, I wrote to each parent [of my direct reports] a personal paragraph of what their child was doing at Pepsi, and said, "Thank you for the gift of your child to our company."