Perhaps the greatest role of parenting, more than directing and telling children what to do, [is] helping [children] connect with their own gifts, particularly conscience.

Accountability breeds response-ability.

Frustration is a function of our expectations.

Wisdom is your perspective on life, your sense of balance, your understanding of how the various parts and principles apply and relate to each other.

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

Be a function of your values rather than a function of the impulse or desire of any given moment.

You can't change the fruit without changing the root.