In the absence of wake-up calls, many of us never really confront the critical issues of life.

One thing's for sure. If we keep doing what we're doing, we're going to keep getting what we're getting. One definition of insanity is to keep doing the same thing and expect different results.

The essence of synergy is to value differences-to respect them, to build on strengths, to compensate for weaknesses

In the long run, you can never accomplish a worthy end with an unworthy means.

As long as you think the problem is out there, that very thought is the problem

...churchgoing is not synonymous with personal spirituality. There are some people who get so busy in church worship and projects that they become insensitive to the pressing human needs that sourround them, contradicting the very precepts they profess to believe deeply.

If we spend most of our time concerned about things we cannot truly directly influence, what we can influence will be reduced. If we spend our energies on those things over which we can expect positive results, we will expand our influence.