When we succumb to believing that we are victims of our circumstances and yield to the plight of determinism, we lose hope, we lose drive, and we settle into resignation and stagnation.

Happen to things, don't let things happen to you

The best way to develop courage is to set a goal and achieve it, make a promise and keep it.

A mission statement is not something you write overnight... But fundamentally, your mission statement becomes your constitution, the solid expression of your vision and values. It becomes the criterion by which you measure everything else in your life.

You can retire from a job, but don't ever retire from making extremely meaningful contributions in life.

Our ultimate freedom is the right and power to decide how anybody or anything outside ourselves will affect us.

We must never be too busy to take time to sharpen the saw.