The person who forgets the ultimate is a slave to the immediate.

Big-picture thinkers broaden their outlook by striving to learn from every experience. They don't rest on their successes, they learn from them.

When I was 17, I made the decision to have a good attitude. I was a junior in high school; the coach said I was going to be the captain of my basketball team. I thought – that surprised me because I wasn’t the best player. John Thomas was better than me, and I was probably second or third best player. And I kept thinking, “Why am I going to be the captain?” I think everybody else was thinking that too. And the coach then answered, “The reason John is going to be the captain is he has the best attitude on the team. He encourages others, he believes we can win, he never gives up.”

Success each day should be judged by the seeds sown, not the harvest reaped.

Happiness simply cannot be relied upon as a measure of success.

It's true that charisma can make a person stand out for a moment, but character sets a person apart for a lifetime.

Success is... knowing your purpose in life, growing to reach your maximum potential, and sowing seeds that benefit others.