Nothing is as fast as the speed of trust. Nothing is as fulfilling as a relationship of trust. Nothing is as inspiring as an offering of trust. Nothing is as profitable as the economics of trust. Nothing has more influence than a reputation of trust.

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

We can't live without eating, but we don't live to eat.

It is futile to put personality ahead of character, to try to improve relationships with others before improving ourselves.

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

In the space between stimulus (what happens) and how we respond, lies our freedom to choose. Ultimately, this power to choose is what defines us as human beings. We may have limited choices but we can always choose. We can choose our thoughts, emotions, moods, our words, our actions; we can choose our values and live by principles. It is the choice of acting or being acted upon.

Empathy takes time, and efficiency is for things, not people.