My whole family is spiritual. My grandmother, grand aunt, cousins, they're all preachers and pastors. Spirituality is a part of my family, from generations ago.
Figure out what you really love doing and use your strengths on a daily basis.
The most successful people start with dominant talent—and then add skills, knowledge, and practice to the mix. When they do this, the raw talent actually serves as a multiplier.
When we can see an immediate payoff, we are more likely to change our behavior in the moment. This aligns our daily actions with our long-term interests.
Every human being has talents that are just waiting to be uncovered.
Don’t worry about breaks every 20 minutes ruining your focus on a task. Contrary to what I might have guessed, taking regular breaks from mental tasks actually improves your creativity and productivity. Skipping breaks, on the other hand, leads to stress and fatigue.
The absence of high-quality friendships is bad for your health, spirits, productivity, and longevity.
Ruy-Sanchez's works of fiction are always amazing: adventure, poetry and intelligence in a new geometry of words. . . His writing has nerve and agility, his intelligence is sharp without being cruel, his mood is sympathetic without complicity.
I've given lots of people chances. But there's only so much faith you can have in people.
I always felt that a governor surrenders a certain amount of privacy. And I came to accept that.
Luxury is the opportunity to experience quality, be it a place, a person or an object.