I cannot change others, but I can influence others... we can't change people, but we can and we do influence people, and we do it every single day.

The in-love experience does not focus on our own growth or on the growth and development of the other person. Rather, it gives us the sense that we have arrived and that we do not need further growth.

Many couples have never learned the tremendous power of verbally affirming each other.

Each person has the potential of making a positive impact on the world. It all depends on what you do with what you have. Success is not to be measured by the amount of money you possess or the position you attain but rather in how you use both. Position and money can be squandered or abused, but they can also be used to help others.

By nature, most people are controlled by their emotions. They feel sad, so they look sad.

Don't be a victim of the urgent. In the long run, much of what seems so pressing right now won't even matter. What you do with your children will matter forever.

Remember that your ultimate goal is for your children to grow up secure in your love, strong in their faith, and with sound character.