Act as if success is certain.

"You, who are on the road, must have a code that you can live by-"* You'll find universal agreement on the value of a behavior code, on the need for some sort of ethical system. Even the crooks count on "honor among thieves," and countries actually wage war according to certain rules. On the job and in the rest of our day-to-day living, we each need a "code for the road."

Optimism is a much more enabling mindset than hard-core realism, and it's far superior to pessimism...[because] Hope helps move us in the direction of our goals and ambitions.

We can't win the struggle for high standards if we just talk a good game . . . we've got to play a good game.

Optimism inspires, energizes, and brings out our best. It points the mind toward possibilities and helps us think creatively past problems.

Everybody makes honest mistakes, but there's no such thing as an honest cover-up.

Narrow life down to what's precious and necessary. In a world of complexity the best weapon is simplicity.