Treat a man as he is and he will remain as he is. Treat a man as he can and should be andhe will become as he can and should be.

Happiness, like unhappiness, is a proactive choice.

Attending church does not necessarily mean living the principles taught in those meeting. You can be active in a church but inactive in its gospel.

When the trust account is high, communication is easy, instant, and effective.

To change ourselves effectively, we first had to change our perceptions.

Habit is the intersection of knowledge (what to do), skill (how to do), and desire (want to do).

Courage isn't absenct of fear, it is the awareness that something else is important

Ineffective people live day after day with unused potential.

Admission of ignorance is often the first step in our education.

It comes from within.

We must look at the lens through we see the world, as well as the world we see, and that the lens itself shapes how we interpret the world.

Her heart longed for some ark into which it could fly and be at rest. Rough or smooth she did not care, so long as it was warm.

Never act upon wishful thinking. Act without checking the facts, and chances are that you will be swept away along with the mob.

Biology, list history, is not built with 'if's.

The less you talk, the more you're listened to.

You know, I think that we are going to be OK. Look, Malia is 10, so three years from now she is 13. Who knows what happens to teenagers?

Too often we forget that genius, too, depends upon the data within its reach, that even Archimedes could not have devised Edison's inventions.

Namby-pamby little routines that don't speed up your heartbeat and make you sweat aren't worth your while.

I don't have a brother in real life.

I literally pass out when I see blood.

It's the worst form of torture a person can imagine-the wait to die.