“Better to seek change by inspiration, than out of desperation.”

You always project on the outside how you feel on the inside.

Opportunity never knocks; it is within you.

A dream is your creative vision for your life in the future. You must break out of your current comfort zone and become comfortable with the unfamiliar and the unknown.

The truly successful person inspires others to do more than they have thought possible for themselves.

Listen to the desires of your children. Encourage them and then give them the autonomy to make their own decision.

The less you try to impress, the more impressive you are.

The trouble with most of us is that we stop trying in trying times.

How you spend your time is far more important than all the material possessions you may own or positions you may attain.

Procrastination is the fear of success.

When you visualize, then you materialize. If you’ve been there in the mind you’ll go there in the body.

Listening without bias or distraction is the greatest value you can pay another person.

Habits are like submarines; they run silent and deep.

The price of success is to bear the criticism of envy.

Goals provide the energy source that powers our lives. One of the best ways we can get the most from the energy we have is to focus it. That is what goals can do for us; concentrate our energy.

No one is born with self confidence. Self confidence is learned and earned with experience.

The greatest choice we have is to think before we act and then take action toward our life goals every day. Our problems result not only from our lack of action, but from our action without thought.

People saying that you been robbed is almost better than winning a Grammy.

Mediocrity will never do. You are capable of something better.

We’ve got to have a little humor in our lives. You had better take seriously that which should be taken seriously but, at the same time, we can bring in a touch of humor now and again. If the time ever comes when we can’t smile at ourselves, it will be a sad time.

I’m not one to sit around and be satisfied about something. I can always get better.

Difficulties are opportunities to better things; they are stepping-stones to greater experience…When one door closes, another always opens; as a natural law it has to, to balance.

Reason is a tool to help us better understand and defend our faith; as Anselm put it, ours is a faith that seeks understanding.

Whatever you do, do well. Be good at it. Stand a little taller. Be a little stronger. Be a little better.

If I can make a teacher’s salary doing comedy, I think that’s better than being a teacher.