The effectiveness of a leader is best judged by the actions of those he guides.

As cruel as life might be at times, if you throw in the towel, which is what everyone will expect, then nothing good will happen and your life will fall apart. Be better than that!

Coaching doesn’t start with X’s and O’s. It starts with believing that players win games and coaches win players.

Don’t believe in the fate society chose for you. Instead, carve out a new fate for yourself.

Nothing profound ever happens in your life when you remain in your comfort zone.

The true measure of a person’s character is how one handles one’s failures, not successes.

Recognize the remarkable individuals in your life who help you envision a world far beyond yourself.

Every great thing that has been accomplished, and is yet to be accomplished, starts with a dream.

There is one possession that can never be taken away as long as you will not allow it to be taken, and that is your word.

Internal character: how you behave when no one is watching.

A leader or mentor gives credit to others when things go right, and accepts the blame when things go wrong.

To isolate life from danger is a mission impossible! To take precautions against the dangers, that is the necessary and plausible mission!

It's unwise to be a backseat driver, passenger or bystander in your own life.

You can't test courage cautiously.

Preparing to live your dream is postponing it. You are either living it, or not.

There are going to be a lot of problems with social cohesion. We are already cutting down everything to the bone. Unless there is light at the end of the tunnel.

I’m asking you to believe. Not just in my ability to bring about real change in Washington...I’m asking you to believe in yours.

Each and every day health centers provide high-quality primary and preventive care to our constituents.

Maybe selflessness was only selfishness on another level.

The child is both a hope and a promise for mankind.

Be out of sync with your times for just one day, and you will see how much eternity you contain within you.