Humility is the mother of all virtues: the humble in spirit progress and are blessed because they willingly submit to higher powers and try to live in harmony with natural laws and universal principles. Courage is the father of all virtues; we need great courage to lead our lives by correct principles and to have integrity in the moment of choice.

Live, love, laugh, leave a legacy.

If I were to summarize in one sentence the single most important principle I have learned in the field of interpersonal relations, it would be this: Seek first to understand, then to be understood. This principle is the key to effective interpersonal communication.

Once you've found your own voice, the choice to expand your influence, to increase your contribution, is the choice to inspire others to find their voice.

We are free to choose our actions, . . . but we are not free to choose the consequences of these actions.

More essential than working on attitudes and behaviors is examining the paradigms out of which those attitudes and behaviors flow.

Principles are guidelines for human conduct that are proven to have enduring, permanent value.