The birth of excellence begins with our awareness that our beliefs are a choice. We usually don't think of it that way, but belief can be a conscious choice. You can choose beliefs that limit you, or you can choose beliefs that support you. The trick is to choose the beliefs that are conducive to success and the results you want and to discard the ones that hold you back.

Time and again, researchers have shown that students' capabilities are powerfully impacted by the identities they develop for themselves as the result of teachers' belief in their level of intelligence.

It's not what we do once in a while that counts, but our habitual actions. What ultimately determines who we become and where we go in life are our decisions. These decisions shape our destiny.

Marry a man / woman you love to talk to. As you get older, their conversational skills will be as important as any other.

Nothing in life has any meaning except the meaning you give it.

If you learn to condition yourself you can change anything you want in your life.

I'm always loading my brain with new ways of looking at something.