You’ll never learn anything or impress anyone by making excuses and diverting blame.
Failing one time — or even several times — doesn’t make you a failure any more than losing one game makes you a loser.
We can’t expect others to abandon their values any more than we would forsake our own.
No one has the right to force his or her way of life on anyone else.
Actions Matter: Do As I Do. Not As I Say.
When you make a promise, you’re not giving your word in erasable pencil, you’re inscribing your commitment in indelible ink.
Make a life while making a living.
Appreciate what you have, while you have it, or you’ll learn what it meant to you after you lose it.
It’s easy to tune out your critics, but difficult to turn off your conscience.
Follow your conscience. Sleep well.
Listen to your conscience. You have to live with yourself for the rest of your life.
If someone chooses to live a certain way, and it doesn’t infringe on anyone’s freedom, it’s their choice to make.
Shared beliefs and values form the heart of every successful relationship and ultimately determine its success.
Everything has a price, but not everything should be for sale.
Knowing what’s right isn’t as important as doing what’s right.
Winning without honor, is worse than a resounding defeat.
Given the option, would you rather choose the right path, even though it’s difficult, or the easy route, knowing that you’ll be compromising your standards?
Every time you give your word, you’re putting your honor on the line.
The only way an annoyance can bring you down is if you let it.
Ask yourself whether the problem will matter in a year or two. If not, it may be a trivial issue unworthy of your concern.