One thing an exceptional employee never says is, 'That's not in my job description.' Exceptional employees work outside the boundaries of job descriptions.

Emotional self-control is the result of hard work, not an inherent skill.

Exercising first thing in the morning ensures that you'll have the time for it, and it improves your self-control and energy levels all day long.

Emotional intelligence is your ability to recognize and understand emotions in yourself and others, and your ability to use this awareness to manage your behavior and relationships.

Teaching emotional intelligence skills to people with life-threatening illnesses has been shown to reduce the rate of recurrence, shrink recovery times, and lower death rates.

Leadership is a mindset in action. So don't wait for the title. Leadership isn't something that anyone can give you - you have to earn it and claim it for yourself.

It's through a leader's actions - what he or she does and says on a daily basis - that the essence of great leadership becomes apparent.

Leadership and management are not synonymous.

The beauty of social awareness is that a few simple adjustments to what you say can vastly improve your relationships with other people.

When you're working hard and doing all you can to achieve your goals, anything that can give you an edge is powerful and will streamline your path to success.

Society is always taken by surprise at any new example of common sense.

If I measure each day by my list, the days are not always very good, but when I look at each day like it is their day too, because it is their day, well, then most days are better. A lot better.

Even if misfortune is only good for bringing a fool to his senses it would still be just to deem it good for something.

The Army (considering the irritable state it is in, its suffering and composition) is a dangerous instrument to play with.

Tennis is not like other sports where the coach is hired by an independent entity, and that makes a huge difference in the dynamic.

Every one of us is more beloved to the Lord than we can possibly understand or imagine.

Depending on the inflection, ah bon can express shock, disbelief, indifference, irritation, or joy - a remarkable achievment for two short words.

Not for models. SuicideGirls is a mystery to me because I thought only women ran the site.

I get a kick out of watching a team defense me. A player moves two steps in one direction and I hit it two steps the other way. It goes right Stan Musialby his glove and I laugh.

If Darwin could get into a submarine and see what I've seen, thousand of feet beneath the ocean, I am just confident that he would be inspired to sit down and start writing all over again.