I might hatch an idea in my comfort zone, but to bring it to reality requires bravery.

Perfectionism is the mother of procrastination.

The most interesting things in life happen just on the other side of your comfort zone.

If you have a clear vision, you will eventually attract the right strategy. If you don't have a clear vision, no strategy will save you.

You lose your way when you lose your why.

Nothing will undermine your effectiveness as a leader faster than a bad marriage.

A goal is not just about what you accomplish. It’s about what you become.

You can't fail if you don't quit. You can't succeed if you don't start.

Leaders have the privilege and responsibility of going first. The most powerful way that anybody can lead is by example.

Most people spend more time planning a one-week vacation than they spend planning their life.

A readership crisis is really a leadership crisis.

It is in community where we find our very selves.

Mom and Dad are truly my heroes. And I have to say, so is my little brother Robert. He's 11, and he's just the most amazing boy. He's so much like Dad sometimes, it's a bit scary.

Moses lifting up his wand, and dividing the Red Sea, and Pharaoh in his chariot overwhelmed with the waters. This motto: "Rebellion to tyrants is obedience to God."

One day of praying and six days of fun, the odds against going to heaven are six to one.

Those philosophers who believe in the absolute logic of truth have never had to discuss it on close terms with a woman.

Sisterhood cannot be assumed on the basis of gender; it must be forged in concrete historical and political practice and analysis

In a free government the security for civil rights must be the same as that for religious rights.

The pharmaceutical corporations are engaged in the systematic corruption of the medical profession, country by country

The biggest challenge of my career, which is something that authors of genre fiction face all the time, is writing something fresh and new and at the same time meeting reader expectations.

The terror attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, changed the way we think about security.