The true extent of one's discipline is revealed when motivation runs out

Never accuse God. He doesn't buy that.

The holy spirit is the sole instrument of my judgement and wisdom

Law is a jealous subject - It will require and consume all of you should you choose to pursue her.

Orphans labor for favor and identityBut a son begins from a place of acceptance

Lord, speak not what I am wanting to hear, but speak what you want to say. For what you say, is truly what I need to hear.

The same thinking that has led you to where you are is not going to lead you to where you want to go.

I grew up before there were strict leash laws.

In an age of so many people getting hurt in real estate, it shows that you can still do well in real estate.

Friends show me what I can do, foes teach me what I should do.

Had every Athenian citizen been a Socrates, every Athenian assembly would still have been a mob.

It's nice to be in first place. But just because you're not on a winner doesn't mean you're a loser.

There is something so beautiful and inspiring about picking ourselves up with humility and dignity after we fall.

I've got to be by trees, otherwise I get claustrophobic.

The hardest part for me during the creation stage is actually putting words on paper that make sense and tell my story the way I see it. I sometimes feel I am slogging through quicksand when I write.

Thinking ahead, what really happens to us will depend on how many people we have who are of the great and sober and dynamic middle-class - the strivers, the planners, the ambitious ones.