Ask yourself: Does the job touch my heart and feed my soul? You will never be what you were meant to be if you aren't having fun.

Just keep asking questions. Does this job allow me to be myself? Does it make me smarter? Does it open doors? Does it represent a compromise I accept? Does it touch my inner being?

We call it your area of destiny. We urge people to build their careers at that intersection of what they're uniquely good at ... and what you love to do.

It used to be you rose up through the ranks, and by the time you got a job as a boss, you had done the work of everybody beneath you.

Business is business and politics is politics and never between shall meet.

It's a choice that you make and there's consequences. It's something you have to own.

When I first met Jack, I was terrified of him. I wasn't expecting a fun, laughing, enjoyable, exciting guy. I walked into his office like most people, with my knees knocking together. I was scared.

You should ask for a performance evaluation. Ask your boss, where do I stand? I need to know what I can do better and what I'm doing well.

Most people don't know where they stand. One day their boss gives them an eye roll, and it can set back their whole day. It causes enormous stress.

You've got to dig in [and learn about things you don't know] if you want to stay in the conversation.

I love the way business works, when there's a crisis or a scandal, there is blood on the floor. Somebody pays, people are held accountable, that's just not politics.

I was doing the family grocery shopping accompanied by two children, an event I hope to see included in the Olympics in the near future.

Death is a door. When we close our eyes in this life, we will open our eyes to Jesus.

Life is only meaningful when we are striving for a goal .

Take pleasure in the impact of one sound on another.

Without a standard there is no logical basis for making a decision or taking action.

Happiness is just a great equalizer. It's like water. You pour happiness liberally and all sorts of great things are going to happen.

My mother wasn't rational those last years; if she had been, she would have been horrified by her own behavior.

You can have manic depression without having an ounce of creativity

she considered the possibility of telling her about everything that was happening, but then she changed her mind; people never learn anything by being told; they have to find out for themselves.

Blank-slate friendships were thin and temperamental. She knew that. There was no history there to cement people together, for better or worse.