“The ability to subordinate an impulse to a value is the essence of the proactive person.”

“Happiness, like unhappiness, is a proactive choice.”

“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.”

“Consequences are governed by principles, and behavior is governed by values, therefore, value principles!”

“Principles are the territory. Values are maps. When we value correct principles, we have truth -- a knowledge of things as they are.”

“people are working harder than ever, but because they lack clarity and vision, they aren’t getting very far. They, in essence, are pushing a rope...with all of their might.”

“The core of any family is what is changeless, what is going to be there──shared vision and values.”