Trouble can often be traced to a single strong individual — the stirrer, the arrogant underling, the poisoner of goodwill. If you allow such people room to operate, others will succumb to their influence. Do not wait for the troubles they cause to multiply, do not try to negotiate with them — they are irredeemable. Neutralize their influence by isolating or banishing them. Strike at the source of the trouble and the sheep will scatter.

Your college education is a key moment in life.

Mastery is not a function of I.Q. or natural talent or wealthy parents who can send you to the best school, but rather the result of going through a learning process, fueled by the desire to grow and the persistence to push past any obstacles.

When it comes to power, outshining the master is perhaps the worst mistake of all.

Become who you are by learning who you are.

Thy breath is like the steame of apple-pyes.

Religion is the great balm of existence because it takes us outside ourselves, connects us to something larger