Oh, take that little word ‘me,’ and looking up in the very face of God dare to say: ‘This inestimable treasure—it is for me.

Eights don’t feel like they have to be the person in control—they just don’t want to be controlled.

Claiming a career or getting a good job isn’t the end; it’s the beginning. And, then, there is still a lot more to know and a lot more to do.

A leader is one who sees more than others see, who sees farther than others see, and who sees before others do.

Dysfunction 1: Absence of trust. Teams must have high levels of vulnerability-based trust where people are completely comfortable being transparent and honest with one another, and prepared to sacrifice their egos for the good of the team.

No matter how affairs may look, we may be sure of this that because God is good no promise of His has ever failed, or can ever fail. Heaven and earth may pass away, but His Word never.

If we submit everything to reason our religion will be left with nothing mysterious or supernatural. If we offend the principles of reason our religion will be absurd and ridiculous . . . There are two equally dangerous extremes: to exclude reason, to admit nothing but reason.

Silence in the face of evil is itself evil: God will not hold us guiltless. Not to speak is to speak. Not to act is to act.

You are surrounded by a spiritual kingdom, always within reach of your inner self, waiting for you to recognize it.

The point is that you don’t really solve a problem unless you attack the cause as well as the symptoms. As obvious as that may seem, most people tend to lose sight of it in the press of everyday business demands.