They call her my singer—because her blood sings for me.
Profit has to be a means to other ends rather than an end in itself.
To learn anything other than the stuff you find in books, you need to be able to experiment, to make mistakes, to accept feedback, and to try again. It doesn't matter whether you are learning to ride a bike or starting a new career, the cycle of experiment, feedback, and new experiment is always there.
The companies that survive longest are the one's that work out what they uniquely can give to the world-not just growth or money but their excellence, their respect for others, or their ability to make people happy. Some call those things a soul.
We cannot wait for great visions from great people, for they are in short supply. It is up to us to light our own small fires in the darkness.
A leader shapes and shares a vision, which gives point to the work of others.
Change is only another word for growth, another synonym for learning.
Sometimes you just have to hold your nose and jump into something.
My block was due to two overlapping factors: laziness and lack of discipline.
Every culture, or subculture, is defined by a set of common values, that is, generally agreed upon preferences. Without a core of common values a culture cannot exist, and we classify society into cultures and subcultures precisely because it is possible to identify groups who have common values.
The church persecuted is the church pure, and the church pure is the church powerful. I believe that Americans by and large have been cursed with blessings, and perhaps before long we'll be blessed with cursings. However, the assaults against the church will be turned around, and everything that the enemy meant for harm will ultimately be used for good.