I thought motivation was a prerequisite to starting a tedious learning process—a spark necessary to get me going. But motivation is really a result. Motivation is the fire that starts burning after you manually, painfully, coax it into existence, and it feeds on the satisfaction of seeing yourself make progress.

To know Christ means to know him by his word as the Lord and Saviour of my life. But that knowledge includes a recognition of his plain word directed to me.

I decided I wanted to be one of the people who knew what was really going on. When my work was done, I read the stories on the wire services. Because we never subscribed to newspapers or magazines, I'd never known what was going on in the world, except for the skewed version of events we got from Mom and Dad.

Be more concerned with your character than your reputation, because your character is what you really are, while your reputation is merely what others think you are.

Successful people make time for learning, networking, and reading.

The flame would then be passed from person to person, carrying home candles or small oil lamps from which the individual hearth fires could be re-lit to Invigorate the culture.

People wanted a speedy solution to their problems, but what if their moods had been driven down in the first place by the hurried pace of their lives?

Transforming criticism and blame: Nonviolent communication provides tools for transforming criticism and blame into constructive dialogue. By focusing on the underlying feelings and needs behind the criticism, we can create space for understanding, empathy, and resolution.

Our destiny is to bring more and more consciousness to what has remained unconscious, 'to kindle a light in the darkness of mere being,' as Jung says.

God has so made man’s heart that nothing can ever fill it but God himself.