All progress has resulted from people who took unpopular positions.
Life is nothing but a mirror of your consistent thoughts.
If you talk about it, it's a dream, if you envision it, it's possible, but if you schedule it, it's real.
Ten years from now you'll laugh at whatever's stressing you out today. So why not laugh now?
No matter how many mistakes you make or how slow you progress, you are still way ahead of everyone who isn't trying.
I believe life is constantly testing us for our level of commitment, and life's greatest rewards are reserved for those who demonstrate a never-ending commitment to act until they achieve. This level of resolve can move mountains, but it must be constant and consistent. As simplistic as this may sound, it is still the common denominator separating those who live their dreams from those who live in regret.
Don't surround yourself with people who just affirm you. Surround yourself with people who challenge you.
As adults, if our top priorities are constantly directed toward the acquisition of more and better worldly goods, it will not take long to increase our love in those directions. The purchase of a larger house or a nicer car or a more expensive boat may cause us to sacrifice our resources and develop an unwise love for these symbols of success and pleasure. We learn to love that which we serve, and we serve that which we love.
God is Love. We eventually have to ask ourselves the question; why was Love nailed to a cross?
Power breeds responsibilities, in international affairs as in domestic -- or even private. To dodge or disclaim these responsibilities is one form of the abuse of power.
There is an entire generation who was too young to read 'The Purpose Driven Life' 10 years ago but are now asking the critical question, 'What on earth am I here for?'