Don’t think. Thinking is the enemy of creativity. It’s self-conscious and anything self-conscious is lousy. You can’t try to do things. You simply must do things.
Surviving is important. Thriving is elegant.
Lead from the back – and let others believe they are in front.
Life doesn’t get easier or more forgiving, we get stronger and more resilient.
My best friend is the one who brings out the best in me.
Do not waste time bothering whether you ‘love’ your neighbor; act as if you did. As soon as we do this we find one of the great secrets. When you are behaving as if you loved someone, you will presently come to love him.
Nothing brings down walls as surely as acceptance.
Ask for nothing less than inspiration.
Condemn none: if you can stretch out a helping hand, do so. If you cannot, fold your hands, bless your brothers, and let them go their own way.
Ask nothing from your running, and you’ll get more than you ever imagined.
We can’t be in survival mode. We have to be in growth mode.
Any fool can be unhappy when things are not okay. But it takes courage to be happy even when things are falling apart.
Listen to me, even when you lose, it’s OK to lose, but you can never get comfortable with it. You can never be satisfied with losing. When you lose, it’s got to hurt.
As we express our gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not to utter words, but to live by them.
To forgive is to set a prisoner free and discover that the prisoner was you.
To trust God in the light is nothing, but trust him in the dark - that is faith.
The safest place to be is in the center of God’s will.
It is your reaction to adversity, not the adversity itself, that determines how your life’s story will develop.
Winners are not those who never fail, but those who never quit.
Reflective thinking turns experience into insight.