Moving ourselves to the background and others to the foreground is evidence that the (spiritual) search is achieving its purpose.

Failure is not the opposite of success; it's part of success.

The economic game is not supposed to be rigged like some shady ring toss on a carnival midway.

We take better care of our smartphone than ourselves. We know when the battery is depleted and recharge it

There's no love more intense than the love we have for our kids - and where there is intense love, there is also intense fear lurking beneath the surface.

Mainstream media tend to just mouth the conventional wisdom, to see everything through the filter of right and left.

We need to accept that we won't always make the right decisions, that we'll screw up royally sometimes - understanding that failure is not the opposite of success, it's part of success.

The fastest way to break the cycle of perfectionism and become a fearless mother is to give up the idea of doing it perfectly - indeed to embrace uncertainty and imperfection.

We think, mistakenly, that success is the result of the amount of time we put in at work, instead of the quality of time we put in.

The first step toward changing the world is to change our vision of the world and of our place in it.

In life, the things that go wrong are often the very things that lead to other things going right.

The secret of happiness is something to do

We must not attach knowledge to the mind, we have to incorporate it there.

Often times you may find yourself in a relationship with a guy who looks like he is a mature adult, but then you find out that he’s just a selfish baby underneath that wonderful expensive cologne.

The right response to the non-problem of global warming is to have the courage to do nothing.

For he who is honest is noble, Whatever his fortunes or birth.

I came to the Braves on business, and I intended to see that business was good as long as I could.

Take caution in your tone, commander. I'm a fair man, but this -- heat is making me absolutely crazy.

Credibility is lost when there are big discrepancies between what leaders say and what they do. ... Increasing credibility requires openness. Hidden agendas will destroy trust.

Jazz is played from the heart. You can even live by it. Always love it.

I've only been in one fight in my whole life... in 7th grade, yet everyone thinks I'm a maniac.