“Trust is the highest form of human motivation. It brings out the very best in people. But it takes time and patience.”

There is so much we can do to render service, to make a difference in the world – no matter how large or small our circle of influence.

When you make a commitment to yourself, do so with the clear understanding that you’re pledging your integrity.

Most of us spend too much time on what is urgent and not enough time on what is important.

To change ourselves effectively, we first had to change our perceptions.

Little kindness and courtesies are so important. In relationships, the little things are the big things.

You can’t talk your way out of a problem you behaved your way into!

The key to success is dedication to life-long learning.

Motivation is a fire from within. If someone else tries to light that fire under you, chances are it will burn very briefly.

Most people do not listen with the intent to understand; they listen with the intent to reply.

Most leaders would agree that they’d be better off having an average strategy with superb execution than a superb strategy with poor execution. Those who execute always have the upper hand.

Life is not accumulation, it is about contribution.

Almost every significant breakthrough is the result of a courageous break with traditional ways of thinking.

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

What you see often depends on what you are looking for.

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.

People behave more on the basis of how they feel than how they think; unless there are good feelings between people, it is almost impossible to reason intelligently.

The thing that I think a lot of guys need to know how to do is not take your mother’s advice about honesty being the best policy.

What is the world at its best but a little round field of the moving pictures with two walking together in it?

It is best, if possible, to deceive no one; for he that begins by deceiving others, will end by deceiving himself.

Light, whether it be material or moral, is the best reformer.

But the shortest works are always the best.

The reason of the strongest is always the best.

I usually say I did the best I could with what I had. I have no major regrets.

Interpreting it as best you can, and leaving your mind open to the fact that new evidence will appear tomorrow.