A commitment to lifelong learning is a natural expression of the practice of living consciously.

To exist without purpose is to be at the mercy of the chance encounter, the chance invitation, the chance phone call, the chance event- always being controlled by forces external to oneself.

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.

Your choices have psychological consequences. The way you choose to deal with reality, truth, facts - your choice to honor or dishonor your own perceptions - registers in your mind, for good or for bad, and either confirms and strengthens your self-esteem or undermines and weakens it.

Sometimes the subconscious mind manifests a wisdom several steps or even years ahead of the conscious mind, and has its own way of leading us toward our destiny.

Productive achievement is a consequence and an expression of health and self-esteem, not its cause.

A bully hides his fears with fake bravado. That is the opposite of self-assertiveness.