Nothing teaches character better than generosity.
Philosophy is the sum total of all that you know and what you decide is valuable.
Somebody says, ‘Well, I can’t be concerned about other people. About the best I can do is to take care of myself’ Well, then you will always be poor.
Discipline has within it the potential for creating future miracles.
It only takes one lie to taint your entire testimony.
You cannot take the mild approach to the weeds in your mental garden. You have got to hate weeds enough to kill them. Weeds are not something you handle; weeds are something you devastate.
Life, in all its uniqueness, would not be life without the negatives and the positives.
It’s a new day, a new beginning for your new life. With discipline you will be amazed at how much progress you’ll be able to make. What have you got to lose except the guilt and fear of the past?
The world is a magnificent place. What are you going to do with it?
Your personal philosophy is the greatest determining factor in how your life works out.
The worst kind of arrogance is arrogance from ignorance.
To solve any problem, here are three questions to ask yourself: First, what could I do? Second, what could I read? And third, who could I ask?
Sharing makes you bigger than you are. The more you pour out, the more life will be able to pour in.
You only have to solve two problems when going to the moon: first, how to get there; and second, how to get back. The key is don’t leave until you have solved both problems.
Some people you can afford to spend a few minutes with, but not a few hours.
Accuracy builds credibility.
Measure your emotions. You don’t need an atomic explosion for a minor point.
There is plenty of time to argue with new ideas later. They key is to take careful notes first and debate second.
The goal of effective communication should be for listeners to say, ‘Me, too!’ versus ‘So what?’
Average people look for ways of getting away with it; successful people look for ways of getting on with it.