Whenever you experience stress of any kind, look into yourself and ask, In what way am I compromising my innermost values in this situation?

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.

If a wizard should take up residence in your garden and requests food, you are obliged to feed him.

Whatever happens next, I'm sure it's going to be a great adventure.

The groom always smiles proudly because he's convinced he's accomplished something quite wonderful. The bride smiles because she's been able to convince him of it.

It's not a stereotype if it's always true.

A man that flattereth his neighbor spreadeth a net for his feet.

The devil's most devilish when respectable.

There are so many different areas to explore. There are so many different types of people. It can crush your dreams or help them come true.

life is a tragic mystery. We are pierced and driven by laws we only half understand, we find that the lesson we learn again and again is that of accepting heroic helplessness.

If you deny yourself commitment, what can you do with your life?

I do rely on having a full face on.