There is one message children can never hear enough as they grow up, and adults should never forget as long as they live: To accomplish big things, you must first dream big dreams.

A life without purpose is like a novel without a plot. It wanders all over the place, is hard to follow, and in the end, doesn't get particularly good reviews.

We tend to see our character flaws as simple defects, and the simple defects of others as character flaws.

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

The world will never discover a person who is hiding in the crowd.

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?

If you are completely comfortable with your life, and feeling absolutely no anxiety, then you are probably coasting, and not really growing.