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.

Every change in human attitude must come through internal understanding and acceptance. Man is the only known creature who can reshape and remould himself by altering his attitude.

The only one you should compare yourself to is you. Your mission is to become better today than you were yesterday.

No great leader in history fought to prevent change.

Leadership involves the heavy burden of responsibility, and the fear of getting it wrong can paralyze a leader.

A minute of thought is greater than an hour of talk.

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