Studies show that when we vocalize an opinion, whether or not we believe it to be true, in time we usually come to support it.

Our focus is our reality. What we choose to focus on becomes our world. It produces our thoughts, values, attitudes, and beliefs.

When we rise above our temptations and resist them, we exercise self-control. And that's when we experience true freedom and emotional health.

Whenever you are questioning a person's desire for something, consider what he does, not necessarily what he says.

Freedom is the crux of self-respect. It is difficult to feel good about ourselves when we are unnaturally dependent on someone or something.

True freedom is not about being able to do whatever we feel like doing; rather, it is about being able to do what we truly want to do, in spite of what we feel like doing at the moment.

The next time you make a snap judgment about a situation, take a few moments to understand an opposing viewpoint.

Sometimes people who adamantly assert an opinion or view don't even hold it themselves.

The guilty are uncomfortable with silence.

We can find reasons to dislike anyone. But it's what you focus on and appreciate in a person that cultivates a positive relationship.

Never ask advice from someone who has something at stake or something to lose from your decision. The more objective the person is the greater value you should place on the input.

Becoming successful is a rough journey that carries pain and requires perseverance.

When so many positive ambitious minds come together to work as one, some magical things always happen.

By respecting the trees, you prove that you are a person who deserves to be respected!

Every stumble is not a fall, and every fall does not mean failure.

The number of lines in your forehead tells how many lives you've lived.

I am struck here by the curious mixture of justice and injustice in our lives. We are blamed for our real faults but usually not on the right occasions.

As we have always seen here in the U.S. the universal truth about elections is that people vote their pocketbook.

I cheated a lot, because I just couldn't sit and do homework. I usually sat next to someone extremely smart.

Thank goodness, we can choose our friends. We have to take our relatives as they are, and be thankful.

Every individual has the power to change his or her material or financial status by first changing the nature of his or her beliefs.