"Trust is the glue that holds everything together."
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"I know it is possible not only to restore trust but to actually enhance it. The difficult things that we got through with the important people in our lives can become fertile ground for the growth of enduring trust - trust that is actually stronger because it's been tested and proved through challenge."
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"Values determine behavior; Principles determine the consequences of behavior."
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"Where there's no gardener, there's no garden."
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"Humility is the mother of all virtues. Humility says we are not in control, principles are in control, therefore we submit ourselves to principles. Pride says that we are in control, and since our values govern our behavior, we can simply do life our way."
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"The worldly fountain does not breed spiritual depth."
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"Nothing is as fast as the speed of trust."
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"True independence of character empowers us to act rather than be acted upon."
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"Distinguish between the person and the behavior or performance."
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"Suppose you were to come upon someone in the woods working feverishly to saw down a tree. "What are you doing?" you ask. "Can't you see?" comes the impatient reply. "I'm sawing down this tree." "You look exhausted!" you exclaim. "How long have you been at it?" "Over five hours," he returns, "and I'm beat! This is hard work." 'Well, why don't you take a break for a few minutes and sharpen that saw?" you inquire. "I'm sure it would go a lot faster." "I don't have time to sharpen the saw," the man says emphatically. "I'm too busy sawing!""
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"Find your voice, and inspire others to find theirs. Don't ignore that longing to make a difference."
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"The more authentic you become, the more genuine in your expression, particularly regarding personal experiences and even self-doubts, the more people can relate to your expression and the safer it makes them feel to express themselves. That expression, in turn, feeds on the other person's spirit, and genuine creative empathy takes place, producing new insights and learnings and a sense of excitement and adventure that keeps the process going."
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"When our honor becomes greater than our moods, that is where transformation happens"
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"Our problems and pain are universal and increasing, and the solutions to the problems are and always will be based upon universal, timeless, self-evident principles common to every enduring, prospering society throughout history."
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"We're constantly making choices about the way we spend our time. The issue is not between the good and the bad, but between the good and the best. So often, the enemy of the best is the good."
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"Keeping a personal journal a daily in-depth analysis and evaluation of your experiences is a high-leverage activity that increases self-awareness and enhances all the endowments and the synergy among them."
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"Perhaps a sense of possessing needs to come to come before a sense of genuine sharing."
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"Make time for planning: Wars are won in the general's tent."
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"I think that [respect for people] is of profound importance because it means you are caring and you trust them to do the right thing."
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"Effective interdependence can only be built on true independence."
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