We are not animals. We are not a product of what has happened to us in our past. We have the power of choice.

As a principle-centered person you try to stand apart from the emotion of the situation and from other factors that would act on you, and evaluate the options. Looking at the balanced whole-the work needs, the family needs, the other needs that may be involved, and the possible implications of the various alternatives - you'll try to come up with the best solution taking all factors into consideration. We are limited but we can push back the borders of our limitations.

Success comes from the ability to view each arising problem as an opportunity for self improvement.

The human will is an amazing thing. Time after time, it has triumphed against unbelievable odds.

We are product of neither nature nor nurture; we are a product of choice, because there is always a space between stimulus and response. As we wisely exercise our power to choose based on principles, the space will become larger.

When we look through the lens of each others' weaknesses, we make others' strengths irrelevant and their weaknesses more evident.

Leadership without mutual trust is a contradiction in terms.