Only after we can learn to forgive ourselves can we accept others as they are because we don't feel threatened by anything about them which is better than us.

We must look at the lens through we see the world, as well as the world we see, and that the lens itself shapes how we interpret the world.

Most people are basically a victim of the circumstances of their life. They have things like 9/11, they have terrorism threats, they have new war threats, they have economy problems, and they think, 'What can I do? I'm basically a victim.'

The fire inside people is like a match; the way to ignite that flame is initially through friction, then other matches are lit through warmth.

The great contributors in life are those who, though afraid of the knock at the door, still answer it.

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

Highly effective people tend to be proactive. They decide to find a better job or to have better health, rather than of responding to whatever curves life throws at them.