You'll never be great at anything you're not passionate about.

Life is not "either or," it's "both and"

The secret to failing isn't failing; the secret to failing is failing forward.

If you don't live in your strengths, you'll die in your weaknesses. Do first and most what you're good at, and bring others along who are good at your weaknesses.

We learn to trust man when he does what we expect him to do; we learn to trust God when He doesn't do what we expect Him to do.

When no one is selfless in a relationship, there is war. When one is selfless, there is peace. When both are selfless, there is joy.

Great leaders remove obstacles-including themselves.

It is home. The Twin Cities are home and [Ames] is home. It’s definitely always a place that’s going to be very special to me.

Take 30 seconds to encourage everyone you meet today. Everyone. Be genuine and transparent. And do it. Then do it tomorrow. Repeat.

If you can't change the status quo, make the status quo, change.

That wasn’t my future I destroyed, ’ she assured herself. ‘I make my own future.

Great minds rise above problems.Great hearts rise above pain.Great souls rise above temptations.Great individuals rise above themselves and the world.

Do not let your divorce define you and the rest of your life. Let go of anger and embrace the future possibilities of infinitesimal happiness

All our loves are contained in all our other loves.

I don't try to kind of go for the overly sympathetic. I don't really like sympathy; I don't like it for myself. Sometimes sympathy you feel like, you're kind of trying to victimize someone.

One of the attractive things about being in Scotland is that we have a very good pipeline of new people coming into the company from the excellent universities around us.

The crime of bribery of foreign officials is an offence under the Commonwealth Criminal Code.

I was addicted to playing music.

Those who vote for the ANC will be blessed on earth and heaven

He who waits on God loses no time.