All of us are far richer than we imagine. None of us possesses a life devoid of magic.

Growth is an erratic forward movement: two steps forward, one step back. Remember that and be very gentle with yourself.

What we really want to do is what we are really meant to do. When we do what we are meant to do, money comes to us, doors open for us, we feel useful, and the work we do feels like play to us.

The voice of our original self is often muffled, overwhelmed, even strangled, by the voices of other people’s expectations.

I have learned, as a rule of thumb, never to ask whether you can do something. Say, instead, that you are doing it. Then fasten your seat belt. The most remarkable things follow.

Perfectionism is not a quest for the best. It is a pursuit of the worst in ourselves, the part that tells us that nothing we do will ever be good enough - that we should try again.

It takes constant vigilance not to slip into negativity or simple apathy. It takes courage to believe over any given period of time that we are getting better and not sliding into decline.

As you move toward a dream, the dream moves toward you.

Creativity requires faith. Faith requires that we relinquish control.

If we lean into what we love instead of soldiering toward what we 'should,' our pace quickens, our energy rises, optimism sets in. What we love is nutritious for us.

What we focus on, we empower and enlarge. Good multiplies when focused upon. Negativity multiplies when focused upon. The choice is ours: Which do we want more of?

We must have ideals and try to live up to them, even if we never quite succeed. Life would be a sorry business without them. With them it's grand and great.

Politics is downstream from culture.

E-mail is a modern Penny Post: the world is a single city with a single postal rate.

When we are at peace with ourselves the total expression of that true peace includes our outer being; our body.

Secret Services are everywhere. They are part of out daily life. We just don't really care. We are not concerned at all.

A leader must face danger. He must take the risk and the blame, and the brunt of the storm.

I've been coming to Notre Dame since 1957. This place, this campus, is the closest thing there is to perfection.

And it’s a sad song, Todd, but it’s also a promise. I’ll never deceive you and I’ll never leave you and I promise you this so you can one day promise it to others and know that it’s true.

Let us carve gems out of our stony hearts and let them light our path to love.

We have a long tradition in this state of caring for our neighbors - it is truly an Iowa value.