Encourage literally came from "in courage." The courage is put "into" you from outside. Our character and abilities grow through internalizing from others what we do not possess in ourselves.

We change our behavior when the pain of staying the same becomes greater than the pain of changing. Consequences give us the pain that motivates us to change.

A good test of a relationship is how a person responds to the word 'no.' Love respects 'no,' control does not.

When you encourage someone, it literally changes their brain chemistry to be able to perform... sends fuel to the brain.

The human heart will seek to be known, understood, and connected with above all else. If you do not connect, the ones you care about will find someone who will.

In the end, as a leader, you are always going to get a combination of two things: what you create and what you allow.

Boundaries are basically about providing structure, and structure is essential in building anything that thrives.

The fool tries to adjust the truth so he does not have to adjust to it.

Whatever's happening today, remember it is only ONE SCENE in a long movie. Don't treat it like it's the whole story. Keep writing the story.

Leadership is not taken, it is given. People give leadership to those that they trust. They allow people that they trust to have influence over their lives.

Consequences give us the pain that motivates us to change.

The role of the artist is to ask questions, not answer them.

Never, even in his wildest dreams, had his imagination come close to the reality of her.

Justice without mercy is tyranny

There are two kinds of love: the love that is and the love that isn't.

I don't believe in God. My God is patriotism. Teach a man to be a good citizen and you have solved the problem of life.

You get one chance to make an impression and coasting through is a disservice.

A compliment would be the last thing out of my mouth to a man who was so pigheaded that he could be served at a luau.

Red tape will often get in your way. It's one of the reasons I often carry scissors!

I'm not talking about a "show me other walls of this thing" button, I mean a "stumble" button for wallbase.

I always loved writing as a tool of expression.