The events he endured weren’t exactly fair, but at least he didn’t let it ruin his life.

It’d be far better if you were intimidated by what lies ahead—humbled by its magnitude and determined to see it through regardless.

It is not enough to have great qualities; we should also have the management of them. —LA ROCHEFOUCAULD

The first principle is that you must not fool yourself—and you are the easiest person to fool.

She needed to be strong. She needed confidence and a willingness to endure. A sense of right and wrong. Purpose. It wasn’t about her. It was about preserving her family’s legacy. Protecting the paper. Doing her job.

If only he’d stopped. If at any point he’d said: Is this the person I want to be?

How are we supposed to reach, motivate, or lead other people if we can’t relate to their needs—because we’ve lost touch with our own?

In 1953, Dwight D. Eisenhower returned from his inaugural parade and entered the White House for the first time as president late in the evening. As he walked into the Executive Mansion, his chief usher handed Eisenhower two letters marked “Confidential and Secret” that had been sent to him earlier in the day. Eisenhower’s reaction was swift: “Neve

Not to aspire or seek out of ego. To have success without ego. To push through failure with strength, not ego.