Physical courage to a person of honour is easier and less risky than acts that could subject him to embarrassment or humiliation or a diminished career or reputation. These things he must live with. To die for honor is an easier thought to bear.

The ethical person should do more then he is required to do, and less than he is allowed to.

Integrity, respect, compassion, and fairness become obstacles to people who think winning is everything

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.

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

No leader or organization can achieve breakout growth until it treats, "we've always done it this way" as an opportunity to think anew rather than as a reason to stop thinking. Keep in mind, tradition should be a guide, not a jailer.

We judge our own character by our best intentions and most noble acts, but we will be judged by our last worst act.