[Phil Wood] knew about wine. He knew about food. He knew about art. He knew about classical music. He was interested in things.

Positivity is like a boomerang. The more we put it out there, the more it comes back to us.

Successful people do ordinary things with extraordinary consistency, commitment and focus.

The goal is not to be better than anyone else but rather be better than you were yesterday.

Being positive won’t guarantee you’ll succeed. But being negative will guarantee you won’t.

Great leaders don't succeed because they are great. They succeed because they bring out the greatness in others.

Leadership is not just about what you do but what you can inspire, encourage and empower others to do.

You need to work as hard to be a great teammate as you do to be a great player

Purpose is the ultimate fuel for our journey through life. When we drive with purpose we don't get tired or bored and our engines don't burn out.

Adversity is not a dead end but a detour to a better outcome than you can imagine!

No challenge can stop you if you have the courage to keep moving forward in the face of your greatest fears and biggest challenges. Be courageous.

The lesson we are indebted to Egypt for, our future generations learned that in the face of oppression silence is never golden.

Where I’m taking you, no one will ever find us. We’ll have all the time in the world for you to grow to love me as much as I love you.

What are you boys doing?” she asks, as if we’re still little kids messing around.“Arguin’, ” Carlos says matter-of-factly.

I get the lyrics of a tune and interpret them my way.

Humans were eventually irrational creatures gifted with the power of rationality.

A good manager is best when people barely know that he exists. Not so good when people obey and acclaim him. Worse when they despise him.

All sorrows are bearable, if there is bread.

A sense of Jesus’ absence might be a sign of his presence- a sign that he’s working already in your life.

A lot of my work reflects the incredible influence that America has had on contemporary African culture. Some of it's insidious, some of it's innocuous, some of it's invisible. It's there.