A friend of mine, a dedicated golfer, shot a hole in one playing by himself. Disaster.

What happened in the past that was painful has a great deal to do with what we are today, but revisiting this painful past can contribute little or nothing to what we need to do now.

We are driven by five genetic needs: survival, love and belonging, power, freedom, and fun.

The ultimate use of power is to empower others.

Education is the process in which we discover that learning adds quality to our lives. Learning must be experienced.

It is almost impossible for anyone, even the most ineffective among us, to continue to choose misery after becoming aware that it is a choice.

This is at the heart of all good education, where the teacher asks students to think and engages them in encouraging dialogues, constantly checking for understanding and growth.

Good or bad, everything we do is our best choice at that moment.

Too many of us fail to fulfill our needs because we say no rather than yes, yes when we should say no.

We almost always have choices, and the better the choice, the more we will be in control of our lives.

When you study great teachers... you will learn much more from their caring and hard work than from their style.

Life is meant to be a journey of continuous progress

I know for a fact the reason I'm an actor is because one, two, maybe three people when I was younger saw something that I did, in youth theater or some small play somewhere, and said, "You're good."

He that struggles with us strengthens our nerves, and sharpens our skill. Our antagonist is our helper.

You know what my favourite quotation is?.. It's from Chaucer... Criseyde says it, "I am myne owene woman, wel at ese."

Politics isn't just a game of clashing parties and competing interests.

I see it all perfectly; there are two possible situations - one can either do this or that. My honest opinion and my friendly advice is this: do it or do not do it - you will regret both.

I've been making music for as long as I can remember. I would, as a kid, just sing little ideas or be making something.

The ordinary affairs of a nation offer little difficulty to a person of any experience.

I come from Cuba. Taxes for me are no big thing.

Samuelson, however, hedged his personal bets - by putting some of his own money in Berkshire Hathaway.