Failure is part of success, an integral part. Everybody gets knocked down… it's what you do after that matters.

Say What You Really Think. Feedback is essential for your team to become successful. You must not hold back on information when offering feedback due to fear of conflict.

Friendship is created out of the quality of time spent between two people, not the quantity.

The alcoholic at certain times has no effective mental defense against the first drink. Except in a few rare cases, neither he nor any other human being can provide such a defense. His defense must come from a Higher Power.

The heart of good leadership is sacrifice.

Let's look at the hurting until we hurt with them. No hurrying past, turning away, or shifting of eyes.

THE LAW OF RESPECT - You can only lead when you’re the strongest of the bunch

Problems add a sense of meaning and importance to our lives. Some of the greatest moments of one’s life are not pleasant, not successful, not known, and not positive.

Good stories make you feel you've been through a satisfying, complete experience. You've cried or laughed or both. You finish the story feeling you've learned something about life or about yourself.

These examples illustrate the broad range of questions concerning cultural idiosyncrasies, unrelated to environment and initially of little significance, that might evolve into influential and long-lasting cultural features.