Authentic gratitude is much more rare and precious than expressions of gratitude which are often empty courtesies or simply tactical ploys to encourage further gifts or kindnesses.

Character is not only doing the right thing when no one is looking, it's doing the right thing when everyone is looking. It's being willing to do the right thing even when it costs more than you want to pay.

One key to success is demanding more than adequacy, never settling for good enough and always doing a little bit more.

People who fight fire with fire end up with only the ashes of their own integrity.

The best way to show true gratitude for all our blessings is to be genuinely happy.

There is no objective criteria for either success or failure. People who achieve their goals are successful, those who don't are not.

Ordinary people, even weak people, can do extraordinary things through temporary courage generated by a situation. But the person of character does not need the situation to generate his courage. It is a part of his being and a standard approach to all life's challenges.