Good guys are most likely to finish last, but also most likely to finish first.

Every time we interact with another person at work, we have a choice to make: do we try to claim as much value as we can, or contribute value without worrying about what we receive in return?

Focus attention and energy on making a difference in the lives of others, and success might follow as a by-product.

The more I help out, the more successful I become. But I measure success in what it has done for the people around me. That is the real accolade.

The most meaningful way to succeed is to help others succeed.

Procrastinate strategically... Procrastination may be the enemy of productivity but it can be a valuable resource for creativity.

Being a giver is not good for a 100-yard dash, but it’s valuable in a marathon.

If we want a better original idea, we must generate our own before we screen others' suggestions.

Dissenting opinions are useful even when they're wrong. So instead of speaking to highly agreeable audiences, target suggestions to people with a history of originality.

Enemies make better allies than frenemies.

When you put off a task, you buy yourself time to engage in divergent thinking rather than foreclosing on one particular idea.

To lose time is to lose a life, so don’t waste time.

A poet has a sacred duty. He has to hear unsung songs and see unseen beauty.

If there were no goodness in people, mankind would still be confined to loping across a Savannah somewhere on Earth, watching the elephants rule, or some other more compassionate species.

He spent the afternoon alone in the streets.

Hurrying and delaying are alike ways of trying to resist the present.

It's always about trying to do something that's different and not repeating yourself because then you lose your creative stamina. You need to have new challenges.

Wilderness is a temporary condition through which we are passing to the Promised Land.

Put the 'off' button on.

Being a member of the Church has never placed any roadblocks in my personal and professional life.

Indians are marvelous storytellers. In some ways, that oral tradition is stronger than the written tradition.