Making a true decision means committing to achieving a result, and then cutting yourself off from any other possibility.

Personal power is the ability to take action.

If you've got a billion dollars and you're ungrateful, you're a poor man. If you have very little but you're grateful for what you have, you're truly rich.

To me, words are like stickpins. I can throw a word at you and it will bounce right off your body. But if I take that little stickpin and wire it to the back of an iron bar called human emotion, I can put that thing right through your heart.

Surmounting difficulty is the crucible that forms character.

If we believe in magic, we'll live a magical life. If we believe our life is defined by narrow limits, we've suddenly made those beliefs real.

Sometimes, not getting what you want can be the most valuable experience of your entire life.