Sacrifice is a part of life. It’s supposed to be. It’s not something to regret. It’s something to aspire to.

Recommended reading: The Five People You Meet in Heaven.

Whenever you’re in conflict with someone, there is one factor that can make the difference between damaging your relationship and deepening it. That factor is attitude.

Recommended reading: Pragmatism and Other Writings.

Do you want to know who you are? Don’t ask. Act! Action will delineate and define you.

Recommended reading: Thomas Jefferson.

Learn from yesterday, live for today, hope for tomorrow. The important thing is not to stop questioning.

Recommended reading: Einstein: His Life and Universe.

First, have a definite, clear practical ideal; a goal, an objective. Second, have the necessary means to achieve your ends; wisdom, money, materials, and methods. Third, adjust all your means to that end.

Recommended reading: The Basic Works of Aristotle.

For the past 33 years, I have looked in the mirror every morning and asked myself: ‘If today were the last day of my life, would I want to do what I am about to do today?’ And whenever the answer has been ‘No’ for too many days in a row, I know I need to change something.

Recommended reading: Steve Jobs.

In order to succeed, people need a sense of self-efficacy, to struggle together with resilience to meet the inevitable obstacles and inequities of life.

Recommended reading: Self-Efficacy: The Exercise of Control.

The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity.

Recommended reading: The Fun Of It.

Strive not to be a success, but rather to be of value.

Recommended reading: Einstein: His Life and Universe.

Forgiveness is the fragrance that the violet sheds on the heel that has crushed it.

Recommended reading: Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.