Shoddy work is not just shoddy work. It's a failure of love.

It is not loving to impose our own grid onto others. We need to understand their situation and their needs accurately, and this comes from listening to them, not coming in with our own assumptions.

The only way to be productive is to realize we don't HAVE TO be productive. Our goal is to PLEASE God, not APPEASE God.

The scarcity of time is the reason we have to concentrate on one thing at a time.

We are to be generous not just in the results of our work, but also IN our work.

The knowledge worker cannot be supervised closely or in detail. He must direct himself toward performance and contribution

When you don't have your work clearly defined, there can never be any finish point.

Superficial efficiency seems cheaper at first, but it costs more the long run, with the cost being pushed off onto someone other than the one who saves a few bucks.

Help me, Lord, in times when I am uninspired to see things differently.

Adversity is hidden treasure of life.

Work hard to play harder.

Even people who've never seen a miracle can believe in miracles.

You could forgive a lot if somebody was there to take care of things until you grew up.

Friendship is only a reciprocal conciliation of interests.

I pay attention to my diet to be a healthier gymnast, but I'm not obsessive over it.

The senator got so tired on the campaign trail that he started kissing hands and shaking babies.

She smiled with the warmth of a penguin.

I'm very hard on myself and I have too many issues.