Successful leaders have the courage to take action where others hesitate.

Successful leaders have the courage to take action where others hesitate.

Some people are pragmatists, taking things as they come and making the best of the choices available. Some people are read more

Some people are pragmatists, taking things as they come and making the best of the choices available. Some people are idealists, standing for principle and refusing to compromise. And some people just act on any whim that enters their heads. I pragmatically turn my whims into principles.

Trust your instinct to the end, though you can render no reason.

Trust your instinct to the end, though you can render no reason.

To decide, to be at the level of choice, is to take responsibility for your life and to be in read more

To decide, to be at the level of choice, is to take responsibility for your life and to be in control of your life.

You can't make your kids do anything. All you can do is make them wish they had. And then, they read more

You can't make your kids do anything. All you can do is make them wish they had. And then, they will make you wish you hadn't made them wish they had.

The self is not something ready-made, but something in continuous formation through choice of action.

The self is not something ready-made, but something in continuous formation through choice of action.

Guido the plumber and Michelangelo obtained their marble from the same quarry, but what each saw in the marble made read more

Guido the plumber and Michelangelo obtained their marble from the same quarry, but what each saw in the marble made the difference between a nobleman's sink and a brilliant sculpture.

Given a choice between two theories, take the one which is funnier.

Given a choice between two theories, take the one which is funnier.

If you limit your choices only to what seems possible or reasonable, you disconnect yourself from what you truly want, read more

If you limit your choices only to what seems possible or reasonable, you disconnect yourself from what you truly want, and all that is left is a compromise.