Effective leaders are, first and foremost, good teachers. We're in the education business.

Success is never final, failure is never fatal. It's courage that counts.

Passion is momentary love is enduring.

Do not let what you cannot do interfere with what you can do.

Just do the best you can. No one can do more than that.

Be more concerned with your character than your reputation, because your character is what you really are, while your reputation is merely what others think you are.

Talent is God given. Be humble. Fame is man-given. Be grateful. Conceit is self-given. Be careful.

Success is peace of mind which is a direct result of self-satisfaction in knowing you did your best to become the best you are capable of becoming.

Whatever you do in life, surround yourself with smart people who'll argue with you.

It's what you learn after you know it all that counts.

Winning takes talent; to repeat takes character.

I would rather live a joyful simple life, doing what I love, than to be unhappy and rich.

If only a stare can kill, I'm already a murderer.

The stories we pretend do not exist, are the stories that will haunt us till the end.

She never belittled him though she knew the strength of his doubts

Life is bigger than processes and overflows and dwarfs them.

Among the most joyful people I have known have been some who seem to have had no human reason for joy. The sweet fragrance of Christ has shown through their lives.

quoting reminds me there are other people in the world besides only me. And other thoughts besides mine, and other ways of thinking.

I hate it when they tell us how far we've came to be; as if our people's history started with slavery.

Luck ran out, but smart was for life.

I'm not a policymaker, I'm not a pundit. In fact, I don't have any interest in it. It's not on my agenda.