If you want to understand a difficult or trying person, begin by asking the question: 'What is the wound they are trying to heal?'

If life is a blank canvas and all people are artists, the big challenge we all face may be expressed this way: Will we ultimately produce something approaching a masterpiece, an acceptable but not particularly memorable work of art, or a creation that wouldn't even be purchased at a yard sale?

Be helpful to all who need your assistance, but don't overdo it. Over-helpfulness too often results in under-performance.

Two of the biggest conversational blunders you can make are saying something when you should stay silent, and staying silent when you should say something.

When we're young, everything is possible; when we're old, possibilities are everything.

Never let the worst of you get the best of you.

You'll never stand out if your goal in life is to fit in.