We see the world, not as it is, but as we are──or, as we are conditioned to see it.

I am not a product of my circumstances. I am a product of my decisions.

To change ourselves effectively, we first had to change our perceptions.

Trust is the glue of life. It’s the most essential ingredient in effective communication. It’s the foundational principle that holds all relationships.

Make time for planning; ware are won in the general’s tent.

The way we see the problem is the problem.

Start with the end in mind.

Treat a man as he is and he will remain as he is. Treat a man as he can and should be and he will become as he can and should be.

Most people do not listen with the intent to understand; they listen with the intent to reply.

Effective people are not problem-minded; they’re opportunity-minded. They feed opportunities and starve problems.

Most of us spend too much time on what is urgent and not enough time on what is important.

If we keep doing what we’re doing, we’re going to keep getting what we’re getting.

To achieve goals you’ve never achieved before, you need to start doing things you’ve never done before.

But until a person can say deeply and honestly, “I am what I am today because of the choices I made yesterday,” that person cannot say, “I choose otherwise.

Sow a thought, reap an action; sow an action, reap a habit; sow a habit, reap a character, sow a character, reap a destiny.