Hire for character, train for skills.

You only tasted the water. I tasted the gift. The water was simply the container for an act of loving-kindness and nothing could be sweeter.

I think Samuel Johnson had it right when he observed that hope is itself a species of happiness. So if we want to be happy it only makes sense to discipline ourselves to choose our attitudes, to think positively and to be hopeful.

A person of character seeks true happiness in living a life of purpose and meaning, placing a higher value on significance than success.

America is a song that sounds the best when we all sing together - at least for a while.

It is easier to be grateful for the things we have than to the people who have helped us get them.

Character is doing the right thing even when it costs more than you want to pay. When it comes to character, you dont have to be sick to get better. Its easier for a good person to get better than for a bad person to get good.