We must be silent before we can listen. We must listen before we can learn. We must learn before we can prepare. We must prepare before we can serve. We must serve before we can lead.
The more generous we are, the more joyous we become. The more cooperative we are, the more valuable we become. The more enthusiastic we are, the more productive we become. The more serving we are, the more prosperous we become.
Greatness is not found in possessions, power, position, or prestige. It is discovered in goodness, humility, service, and character.
Leadership is a serving relationship that has the effect of facilitating human development.
The more we count the blessings we have, the less we crave the luxuries we haven’t.
Words, like tranquil waters behind a dam, can become reckless and uncontrollable torrents of destruction when released without caution and wisdom.
Blessed is the person who sees the need, recognizes the responsibility, and actively becomes the answer.
The price of excellence is discipline. The cost of mediocrity is disappointment.
I have the opportunity, once more to right some wrongs, to pray for peace, to plant some trees, and sing more joyful songs.
We can be resentful of our age, or we can be grateful for having attained it.
Failure is delay, but not defeat. It is a temporary detour, not a dead-end street.
We are most like beasts when we kill. We are most like men when we judge. We are most like God when we forgive.
Men never plan to be failures; they simply fail to plan to be successful.
Faith is knowing there is an ocean because you have seen a brook.
The mediocre teacher tells. The good teacher explains. The superior teacher demonstrates. The great teacher inspires.
Love is more than a noun-it is a verb; it is more than a feeling-it is caring, sharing, helping, sacrificing.
Failure is not fatal. Failure should be our teacher, not our undertaker. It should challenge us to new heights of accomplishments, not pull us to new depths of despair. From honest failure can come valuable experience.
There is one thing we can do better than anyone else: we can be ourselves.
Whatever gets your goat gets your attention. Whatever gets your attention gets your time. Whatever gets your time gets you. Whatever gets you becomes your master. Take care, lest a little thing horn in and get your goat.
The adventure of life is to learn...