The first principle of ethical power is Purpose... By purpose, I
don't mean your objective or intention-something toward which you read more

The first principle of ethical power is Purpose... By purpose, I
don't mean your objective or intention-something toward which you are
always striving. Purpose is something bigger. It is the picture you have
of yourself-the kind of person you want to be or the kind of life you want
to lead.

It doesn't matter if the water is cold or warm if you're going to have to wade through it anyway.

It doesn't matter if the water is cold or warm if you're going to have to wade through it anyway.

To be upset over what you don't have is to waste what you do have.

To be upset over what you don't have is to waste what you do have.

There is always a way to go if you look for it.

There is always a way to go if you look for it.

Exhilaration is that feeling you get just after a great idea hits you,
and just before you realize what's wrong read more

Exhilaration is that feeling you get just after a great idea hits you,
and just before you realize what's wrong with it.

When it comes time to teach, teach from your experience. Go out and do,
learn from the doing, then teach read more

When it comes time to teach, teach from your experience. Go out and do,
learn from the doing, then teach from the knowing.

Relationships are like a dance, with visible energy racing back and
forth between partners. Some relationships are the slow, dark read more

Relationships are like a dance, with visible energy racing back and
forth between partners. Some relationships are the slow, dark dance of
death.

It takes people a long time to learn the difference between talent and genius, especially ambitious young men and women.

It takes people a long time to learn the difference between talent and genius, especially ambitious young men and women.

Intimate or drastic elements in the work of others are untouchable and should not be commented upon even in their read more

Intimate or drastic elements in the work of others are untouchable and should not be commented upon even in their absence. Private conflicts, quarrels, sentiments, animosities are unavoidable in any human group. It is our duty towards creation to keep these in check in so far as they might deform and wreck the work process.