The core of any family is what is changeless, what is going to be there──shared vision and values.

There are principles that govern human effectiveness - natural laws in the human dimension that are just as real, just as unchanging and unarguably there as laws such as gravity are in the physical dimension.

The ability to subordinate an impulse to a value is the essence of the proactive person. Reactive people are driven by feelings, by circumstances, by conditions, by their environment. Proactive people are driven by values - carefully thought about, selected and internalized values.

Little kindness and courtesies are so important. In relationships, the little things are the big things.

Without involvement, there is no commitment. Mark it down, asterisk it, circle it, underline it. No involvement, no commitment.

To be successful we must live from our imaginations, not from our memories.

Reactive people... are often affected by their physical environment. They find external sources to blame for their behavior.