I am dubious as to how far we can move toward global community-which is the only way to achieve international peace-until we learn the basic principles of community in our own individual lives and personal spheres of influence.

The difficulty we have in accepting responsibility for our behavior lies in the desire to avoid the pain of the consequences of that behavior.

The best decision-makers are those who are willing to suffer the most over their decisions but still retain their ability to be decisive.

Discipline is the basic set of tools we require to solve life’s problems. Without discipline we can solve nothing. With only some discipline we can solve only some problems. With total discipline we can solve all problems.

The will to grow is, in essence, the same phenomenon as love. Genuinely loving people are, by definition, growing people.

Until you value yourself, you won't value your time. Until you value your time, you will not do anything with it.

When we love something it is of value to us, and when something is of value to us we spend time with it, time enjoying it and time taking care of it.