The ethics of excellence are grounded in action - what you actually do, rather than what you say you believe. Talk, as the saying goes, is cheap.

If you're experiencing no anxiety or discomfort, the risk you're taking probably isn't worthy of you. The only risks that aren't a little scary are the ones you've outgrown.

Most people confuse wishing and wanting with pursuing. You must place your trust in action.

Optimism inspires, energizes, and brings out our best. It points the mind toward possibilities and helps us think creatively past problems.

No sense being pessimistic. Wouldn't work anyway.

Too much attention on problems kills our faith in possibilities.

If you must doubt something, doubt your limits.

Your ethical muscle grows stronger every time you choose right over wrong.

Excellence calls for character . . . integrity . . . fairness . . . honesty . . . a determination to do what's right. High ethical standards, across the board.

So let your deepest desires direct your aim. Set your sights far above the 'reasonable' target. The power of purpose is profound only if you have a desire that stirs the heart.

We can't win the struggle for high standards if we just talk a good game . . . we've got to play a good game.

If Donald Trump wins, it's a national emergency.

Jesus set an example for us to follow: a life of loving, obedient service.

Everybody is vulnerable through love of their children. Hostages to fortune.

These mountains were given to us by the Great Chief so that we might never be depressed.

Mother's love always peace as it not to be acquired nor deserved.

The great tragedy of the average man is that he goes to his grave with his music still in him.

I had never worked in television before Freaks and Geeks, and New Girl is the first time since that Ive worked on a series that is actually a series and not just a pilot.

Our affections as well as our bodies are in perpetual flux.

The qualities that make Twitter seem inane and half-baked are what makes it so powerful.

The imagination equips us to perceive reality when it is not fully materialized.