Life expects us to make a reasonable amount of progress in a reasonable amount of time. That's why they make those second grade chairs so small.

Make sure what you do is a product of your own conclusion.

Some people claim that it is okay to read trashy novels because sometimes you can find something valuable in them. You can also find a crust of bread in a garbage can, if you search long enough, but there is a better way.

Use your past as one of your mentors.

It's best to start the discipline of generosity when the amounts are small. It's easy to give ten cents out of a dollar; it's a little harder to give a hundred thousand out of a million.

Language designed to impress builds a gulf. Language to express builds a bridge.

The big question is, are we letting ourselves become what we wish to become?