“The ability to qualify for, receive, and act on personal revelation is the single most important skill that can be acquired in this life.”
“Relational skills are the most important abilities in leadership.”
“True that life is given,And received. But truer still:The single-act of givingMakes the offerer the beggar, too—”
“Enthusiasm is more important to mastery than innate ability, it turns out, because the single most important element in developing an expertise is your willingness to practice.”
“If one abandons all other abilities and focuses his strength entirely on a single specialized skill, then he can overcome even the greatest of powers.”
“Forgiveness is a strange thing. It can sometimes be easier to forgive our enemies than our friends. It can be hardest of all to forgive people we love. Like all of life's important coping skills, the ability to forgive and the capacity to let go of resentments most likely take root very early in our lives.”