First is vision. Have a vision. Austin certainly had a clear vision of what he wanted to achieve. In a letter written in 1829, he said. "My ambition has been to succeed in redeeming Texas from its wilderness state by… spreading over it…enterprise and intelligence. In doing this I hope to make the fortune of thousands and my own amongst the rest." His vision was of a prosperous, progressive Texas, and he stayed absolutely true to that goal. He never wavered---and look at Texas today! You Texans are blessed more than ever with prosperity and progress.

第一种品质是要有前景目标。奥斯汀对他想要取得的成就有明确的前景目标。他在1829年的一封信中写道："我的目标是成功地改造荒芜的得克萨斯……让它到处充满进取精神和聪明才智。我希望以此来造福千万人民同时实现我的价值。"他的目标是一个繁荣进步的得克萨斯，而且，他始终不渝地坚信他的目标。他从不动摇--看看今天的得克萨斯州吧！你们得克萨斯人从未享有过像今天这样的繁荣与进步。

【这是密歇根州州长约翰.恩格勒1999年5月15日在得克萨斯州纳科多契斯市斯蒂芬.F.奥斯汀州立大学毕业典礼上的演说中指出领袖的四种品质之一。】