It is sometimes hard to hear yourself think over the noise of grinding axes as our competitors cloak their pleas for protection and special privilege in the language of public interest.

Slowly, slowly, porridge goes into the gourd.

With everything that has happened to you, you can either feel sorry for yourself or treat what has happened as a gift. Everything is either an opportunity to grow or an obstacle to keep you from growing. You get to choose.

Every person is worthy of an infinite wealth of love — the beauty of his soul knows no limit.

Courage is not a virtue of value among other personal values like love or fidelity. It is the foundation that underlies and gives reality to all other virtues and personal values. Without courage our love pales into mere dependency. Without courage our fidelity becomes conformism.

If you are not in the process of becoming the person you want to be, you are automatically engaged in becoming the person you don't want to be.