Trust is clearly a key competency. A competency or skill that can be learned, taught, and improved and one that talent can be screened for.

When we value correct principles, we have truth - a knowledge of things as they are.

It is extremely ironic that the more we care about what people think about us the less we care about people, and the less we care about what people think about us the more we begin to care for others

People behave more on the basis of how they feel than how they think; unless there are good feelings between people, it is almost impossible to reason intelligently.

If we want to make a change in our lives, we should first focus on our personal attitudes and behaviors.

We all go through stages. Concerns about appearances, making good impressions, being popular, comparing yourself to others, having unbridled ambition, wanting to make money, striving to be recognized and noticed and trying to establish yourself, all fade as your responsibilities and character grow.

Without trust, the best we can do is compromise.