Postponing action is only postponing achievement.

Learning to live in the present tense-one that's free from the failures of the past and the anxieties of the future-is a wonderful gift, and one you always should be striving for.

Avoid cynical and negative people like the plague. They are killers of potential.

Self-esteem is directly linked to deserving success. You must deserve victory to feel good about yourself.

Set higher standards for you own performance than anyone around you, and it won't matter whether you have a tough boss or an easy one. It won't matter whether the competition is pushing you hard, because you'll be competing with yourself.

When you build bridges you can keep crossing them.

If I didn't have a recruiting engagement, I was going to be here. I did everything possible to change the recruiting thing. I'm a very small part of this night, but I did want to be a part of it.