People are generally gracious and generous of spirit.

Every small success makes the next big success possible.

Consistency is an under-appreciated inspirational quality. It’s that ability to conduct yourself in a consistent, reliable manner that others will respect and appreciate.

Ritual and ceremony are powerful bonding tools. They result in a sense of community, a feeling of unity far beyond what you might expect.

Simply put, self-centered and egocentric people don'tinspire others. We are inspired by people who placeothers-- other people, other ideas, other goals-- abovethemselves.

Display your passion, and others will be inspired. Enthusiasm is contagious.

There is nothing so inspiring as true heartfelt gratitude.

Great leaders are inspired by a challenge, a need, a problem, an issue that needs to be corrected.

Multitasking is actually a hindrance to productivity. Focus on one thing and get it done.

What’s the difference between a dream and a goal? Ink. That’s right. Goals must be written down.

Old school mission statements defined what an organization did. Contemporary mission statements define why an organization does what it does.

The gods are fond of the cryptic and dislike the evident.

Give me a book and I may change the world, give me a weapon and there will be no world to change.

To ensure marital bliss, a man needs to be 1.09 times taller than his partner.

Knowing a deep thing well, which is what science asks of its practitioners, is an empowerment that is very profound. It's a liberation.

I didn’t know that it was going to launch a quote-unquote comedic career. I just wanted to do anything other than wait tables.

Poetry is the most bodily of the arts.

We're not on a desperate mission to write chart compatible stuff.

There are fun nights, there are crazy nights, and then there are those nights that make men legends.

...And we pray, not for new earth or heaven, but to be quiet in heart, and in eye clear. What we need is here.

To dare to be aware of the facts of the universe in which we are existing calls for courage.