Of all the judgments we pass in life, none is more important than the judgment we pass on ourselves.

The first love affair you must consummate is the love affair with yourself. Only then are you ready for a romantic relationship.

For children mastery entails struggle. This means they must be permitted to struggle. If parents inappropriately step in to "help"-out of impatience or solicitude-they sabotage important learning. Among other things, the child is unlikely to discover the advantages of perseverance and self-discipline.

Suppose you feel you cannot accept some fact about yourself. Then own your refusal to accept. Own the block. Embrace it fully. And watch it begin to disappear. The principal is this: Begin where you are-accept that. Then change and growth become possible.

The reputation you have with yourself - your self-esteem - is the single most important factor for a fulfilling life.

Moved by a passion they do not understand for a goal they seldom reach, men and women are haunted by the vision of a distant possibility that refuses to be extinguished.

The real basic power of an individual isn't what he or she knows; it's the ability to think and learn and face new challenges.