“You will be surprised at how many good things you can observe in them and comment upon.”

If we build more windows and fewer walls, we will have more friends.

Our success at friendship, business, sports, love–indeed, at nearly every enterprise we attempt–is largely determined by our self-image.

“Focus on your potential instead of your limitations.

Learn, earn, return – these are the 3 phases of life. Jack Balousek

There is no more noble occupation in the world than to assist another human being – to help someone to succeed.

To the contrary, I’ve found that the happiest people have found some cause and they stride through life propelled by a commitment.

And I discover that we rarely if ever see the totality of another in ordinary social intercourse.

When an individual appears mean and lazy, we are only seeing one part of the person.

Love, honor, and negotiate.

A true leader helps people focus on their potential, not on their limitations.

But leisure has little to do with one’s happiness.

Those with a high level of confidence may have as many or more weaknesses than those with low self-esteem.

Tears are often a gift from God, and sadness is a healthy emotion.

Focus on your potential instead of your limitations.

The Hasidic rabbi, Zuscha, was asked on his deathbed what he thought the kingdom of God would be like. He replied, “I don’t know. But one thing I do know.

When I get there I am not going to be asked, ‘Why weren’t you Moses? Why weren’t you David?’ I am only going to be asked, ‘Why weren’t you Zuscha? Why weren’t you fully you?'”

Wealth is not a pizza, where if I have too many slices you have to eat the Domino’s box.

Government is a health hazard. Governments have killed many more people than cigarettes or unbuckled seat belts ever have.

There is no horizon in Toledo. There are too many trees.

There’s many ups and downs in the fight game.

For us in Russia, communism is a dead dog, while, for many people in the West, it is still a living lion.

Hastiness and superficiality are the psychic diseases of the 20th century, and more than anywhere else this disease is reflected in the press.

Wise men write many books, in words too hard to understand. But this, the purpose of our lives, the end of all our struggle, is beyond all human wisdom.

I’m a pluralist. I’ve always argued that as many different films as possible should be made.