Realize that the hardest step in achieving anything is making a true commitment.

No matter how many mistakes you make or how slow you progress, you are still way ahead of everyone who isn't trying.

Setting goals is the first step in turning the invisible into the visible.

Stay committed to your decisions, but stay flexible in your approach.

The only thing keeping you from what you want is your story about why you can't have it.

Life is a gift, and it offers us the privilege, opportunity, and responsibility to give something back by becoming more.

Only those who have learned the power of sincere and selfless contribution experience life's deepest joy: true fulfillment.

It's pretty simple - The Action you take will determine the results you Achieve.

Nothing can drag you down if you're not holding on to it.

The way we communicate with others and with ourselves ultimately determines the quality of our lives.

Its not about the goal. Its about growing to become the person that can accomplish that goal.

Excess makes the heart grow fonder...

The most important impact on society and the world is the cell phone. Cell phones have actually been one of the primary drivers in productivity improvements.

The purpose of social work should not be to distribute favours, but to restore rights.

Miserable people love to make other people miserable. I don't hate them, I just feel sorry for them.

I have four of the most incredible children. And I have five grandchildren.

My ardent desire is... to keep the United States free from political connexions with every other Country. To see that they may be independent of all, and under the influence of none.

There's always going to be evil, but the way we unite, regardless of class, race, religion, or gender, empowers the goodness in the world.

A serpent is a serpent, and none the less a viper, because it is nestled in the bosom of an honest-hearted man.

Wealth is the smallest thing on earth, the least gift that God has bestowed on mankind.

I toyed with the notion of being an actor, and am so glad that this whim did not go any further.