Inertia, when first encountered, appears to be an immovable force. We are creatures who like comfort, patterns, and repetition... Yet change is life's only constant.

I have been challenged by the concept of meditation ... I decided recently to accept the invitation of a friend to experience the sheer silence of meditation-undirected prayer. ... I had before only sensed intellectually ... But by going deep into prayer I could almost feel it.

Perhaps the true mark of a leader is that she or he is willing to stand alone.

My father was always there for me when I lost. But, then, I never really lost when my father was there.

Know more about the situation you're facing than a reporter who is writing a major article would.

Nobody wins until we all do.

To have no vision of your own means living the vision of someone else.