The test of character is not persistence when you expect a light at the end of the tunnel. The true test is performance and persistence when you see no light coming.

It’s easier to have courage and trust the process when you feel you’re making headway. Mastery is not persistence when you see a light at the end of the tunnel. True mastery is persistence when you don’t yet see the light.

Buried deep within each of us is a spark of greatness, a spark than can be fanned into flames of passion and achievement. That spark is not outside of you it is born deep within you.

This principle applies to your family pet, for instance, which I believe are wonderful because they put you into a great emotional state. When you feel love for your pet, that's a great state of love that's going to bring goodness into your life, what a gift that is.

All results no matter how magnificent are infinitesimal when compared to future possibility.

Control is never achieved when sought after directly; it is the surprising result of letting go.

The only competition you will have is the competition between your disciplined and undisciplined mind.