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Quotes by Author

"Authentic personal brands are built on the foundation of purpose."


"Any beast can cry over the misfortunes of its own child. It takes a mensch to weep for others' children."

"The next time you have a high-stakes meeting, a presentation, or an important social engagement, practice power posing beforehand to potently and powerfully impact your confidence."

"Man has the possibility of existence after death. But possibility is one thing and the realization of the possibility is quite a different thing."


"All forms are limited. Some of the limitations are time, place, culture, language."

"I have always found it quaint and rather touching that there is a movement [Libertarians] in the US that thinks Americans are not yet selfish enough."

"Well-building hat three conditions. Commodity, firmness, and delight."

"Readers are what it's all about, aren't they? If not, why am I writing?"

"Unregulated competition is a naive metaphor for anarchy."

"I had, of course, no model for that sort of woman being married, but I can make that up as I go along."

"Study the nature around you, but also within you."

"Shine like the sun in a gloomy sky."

"At the age of 46, forgetfulness & confusion had become a daily aspect of life."


"Life is a luminous halo a semi-transparent envelope surrounding us from the beginning."

"The deepest thing in any one is the conviction of the bad luck that follows boasting."


"I tell myself that God gave my children many gifts - spirit, beauty, intelligence, the capacity to make friends and to inspire respect. There was only one gift he held back - length of life."


"There is mighty force, energy, ability inside of us that has not yet been noticed by the world."

"I have had occasion to meet with, in convents for instance, literally saintly examples of practical charity, they have generally had the brisk, decided, undisturbed and slightly brutal air of a busy surgeon, the face in which one can discern no commiseration, no tenderness at the sight of suffering humanity, and no fear of hurting it, the face devoid of gentleness or sympathy, the sublime face of true goodness."

"If your emotional abilities aren't in hand, if you don't have self-awareness, if you are not able to manage your distressing emotions, if you can't have empathy and have effective relationships, then no matter how smart you are, you are not going to get very far."


"The main duty of ministers is to be obedient to God, following the Holy Spirit to obey everything that He instructs them to do."

"Religion and political expediency go beautifully hand in hand."

"Verily, a man without fear is either dead or happy to die."

"The more a person knows the less they talk. I shall cease speaking and endeavor to instill a large band of silence inside myself in order to forge a deeper and closer relationship with all of nature. Only when I attain absolute quietude shall I understand the supreme virtue of humanity and understand the meaning of both life and death. Only when I achieve absolute stillness shall I come to a perfect realization of the meaning of existence innate in all things."

"Let us not seek to bring religion to others, but let us endeavor to live it ourselves."

"The Berserkers have been with me for about forty years, and we're not done yet."


"There is an innate and strong desire in every human being to be heard."

"Very little effort is needed to create a prosperous life. Focus on positivity, prosperity, and love."

"Listening is one thing; however, ACTIVE listening is quite another. The first is a passive act which does not require great involvement, whereas, the latter is a consciously aware and deliberately focused effort to actively participate in the conversation."

"I do understand why a desperate engineer still use a hammerto solve a hard problem. I think, that made him more humane."

"Mindset Matters: Cut away the nonsense and cultivate an environment conducive to your personal well-being. Forgive yourself and others. Have the courage to move on. The battle is long... and in the end, it's only with yourself."
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