The church is a community of people on a journey to God.

Feedback can and often should be positive, reinforcing behaviors and attitudes that lead to success.

It’s a mistake for any business to waste capital on low-margin sales. It can be suicide for a new business, which has limited capital by definition and will never get beyond the start-up phase if its capital runs out.

The fundamental reality is, human beings are not things needing to be motivated and controlled; they are four dimensional—body, mind, heart and spirit.

For relationships to move forward and upward, you must have fierce affection for the other person.

The concept of vertical progress: Thiel introduces the idea of vertical progress, which involves creating something new and moving from 0 to 1. He contrasts it with horizontal progress, which is incremental and involves copying or improving existing ideas. According to Thiel, vertical progress has a more significant impact on society and is crucial for economic growth.

Some in management positions operate as if they are in a tree of monkeys. They make sure that everyone at the top of the tree looking down sees only smiles. But all too often, those at the bottom looking up see only asses.

God can’t give us peace and happiness apart from Himself because there is no such thing.

Fundamental to putting first things first in our lives is leadership before management: 'Am I doing the right things?' before 'Am I doing things right?'

How can you ever sell out your dream? How can you walk away from total financial independence for yourself and every member of your close and distant family?