“If you organize your family life to spend even ten or fifteen minutes a morning reading something that connects you with these timeless principles, its almost guaranteed that you will make better choices during the day--in the family, on the job, in every dimension of life. Your thoughts will be higher. Your interactions will be more satisfying. You will have a greater perspective. You will increase that space between what happens to you and your response to it. You will be more connected to what really matters most.”

“At some time in your life, you probably had someone believe in you when you didn't believe in yourself.”

“If you don't let a teacher know what level you are -- by asking a question, or revealing your ignorance -- you will not learn or grow”

“It's sometimes a painful process. It's a change that has to be motivated by a higher purpose, by the willingness to subordinate what you think you want now for what you want later.”

“We hear a lot about identity theft when someone takes your wallet and pretends to be you and uses your credit cards. But the more serious identity theft is to get swallowed up in other people's definition of you.”

“You can't talk your way out of a problem you behaved your way into!”

“As you care less about what people think of you, you will care more about what others think of themselves.”