Vision without passion is a picture without possibilities.

Leaders determine the level of an organization.

Always turn to God in the midst of your struggle and view people who offended you as an instruments of divine sovereignty.

People change when they hurt enough that they have to change, learn enough that they want to change, receive enough that they are able to change.

People say, "John, what's your personal growth?" And ask "How do you grow?" And I tell them. I thought, "Why do I keep telling them, why don't I just write a book on what I call personal growth?" And that's what this [Today Matters] book is.

When somebody tells you he or she is leading something, a fair question is, "What is your vision?"

Tomorrow really will take care of itself if I do the right thing today.