The main thing is to keep the main thing the main thing.

I am not a product of my circumstances. I am a product of my decisions.

To achieve goals you've never achieved before, you need to start doing things you've never done before.

The key is not to prioritize what's on your schedule, but to schedule your priorities.

Integrity is conforming reality to our words - in other words, keeping promises and fulfilling expectations.

Most of us spend too much time on what is urgent and not enough time on what is important.

Make small commitments and keep them. Be a light, not a judge. Be a model, not a critic. Be a part of the solution, not the problem.

Our ultimate freedom is the right and power to decide how anybody or anything outside ourselves will affect us.

When you really listen to another person from their point of view, and reflect back to them that understanding, it's like giving them emotional oxygen.

Improve relationships with others by assuming that they can hear everything you say about them

Most people do not listen with the intent to understand; they listen with the intent to reply.

To expect the unexpected shows a thoroughly modern intellect.

Through all of youth I was looking for youwithout knowing what I was looking for

Mythology is a subjective truth. Every culture imagines life a certain way.

The foundation stones of a great building are destined to groan and be pressed upon; it is not for them to crown the edifice.

I was a freelance journalist, and it was a struggle because I had to pitch all the time, research, and stay on top of subjects.

The only truth I know is my own.

The man who thinks hateful thoughts brings hatred upon himself. The man who thinks loving thoughts is loved.

Well, I'm not a critic, I'm just a worker. So, I'm always grateful for anything the critics say - good or bad.

The truly great person is the one who gives you a chance.

I spent so many summers and New Years and fun times in New Orleans. It was always a place where I felt I could go and actually let go and enjoy the spirit of something.