““No thought lives in your head rent-free.” Each thought you have will either be an investment or a cost.”

The number one reason most people don’t get what they want is that they don’t know what they want. Rich people are totally clear that they want wealth. They are unwavering in their desire. They are fully committed to creating wealth.

Poor people choose now. Rich people choose balance.

Rich people believe ‘I create my life.’ Poor people believe ‘Life happens to me.’

The idea is to grow yourself into a successful person. Again, your outer world is merely a reflection of your inner world. You are the root; your results are the fruits.

If your goal is to be comfortable, chances are you’ll never get rich. But if your goal is to be rich, chances are you’ll end up mighty comfortable.

Research shows that the happiest people are those who use their natural talents to the utmost.

Rich people associate with positive, successful people. Poor people associate with negative or unsuccessful people.

Let go of the emotion and drama you create when you don’t get what you want. Just stay present and handle one situation at a time with an open mind and an open heart.

Poor people will do almost anything to avoid problems. They see a challenge and they run…the secret to success, my friends, is not to try to avoid or get rid of or shrink from your problems; the secret is to grow yourself so that you are bigger than your problems.

Whenever you feel uncomfortable, instead of retreating back into your old comfort zone, pat yourself on the back and say, “I must be growing,” and continue moving forward.

Part of your mission in life then must be to share your gifts with as many people as possible. That means being willing to play big.

Happy people build their inner world; unhappy people blame their outer world.

Here’s an equation I want you to remember for the rest of your life: CZ = WZ. It means your “comfort zone” equals your “wealth zone.” By expanding your comfort zone, you will expand the size of your income and wealth zone.

Becoming rich isn’t as much about getting rich financially as about whom you become, in character and mind, to get rich. I want to share a secret with you that few people know: the fastest way to get rich and stay rich is to work on developing you!

My inner world creates my outer world.

The world doesn’t need more people playing small. It’s time to stop hiding out and start stepping out. It’s time to stop needing and start leading. It’s time to start sharing your gifts instead of hoarding them or pretending they don’t exist. It’s time you started playing the game of life in a “big” way.

Besides the mistakes that are pointed out, I love the way readers become involved with the characters.

At this level, only images connect. And here, story becomes symbol; symbol is myth. And myth is truth.

I would hope that my characters have become deeper and more rounded personalities.

A girl becomes a wife with her eyes wide open. She knows that those sweetest words.

But the live band is now becoming ancient history in Thailand, Cambodia, and Burma.

Spending a weekend with Hitler would have been boring in the extreme, although you would have had a greater certainty in coming back alive.

As I am becoming older, the only thing that speeds up is time.

The Mexican people are increasingly middle class, and Mexico has substantially become a middle-class society.