We judge ourselves by our intentions. And others by their actions.

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.

She had walked to the brink, abandoning all belief, and just before the bitter end, she was pulled from the abyss by faith.

To come here and lie about your life you must have very big confidence and courage to do it.

Our political divides have become our personal divides.

I won't be making any friends in the corporate suites.

Fire taps something ancient and vital in each of us, something both snarling and reverential.

I think in our desire to create a better America,we have to have civilized debate in this country and not just yelling.

Worship the music, not the musicians.

I actually didn't want to have control of the writing on my first album. To write, you have to have time to connect with yourself. I don't have that time right now, because I'm so busy.

To Jack, there was nothing more powerful than a promise made over a handshake. He would have died ー literally chosen death ー before breaking his word.