Quotes from Books

Successful people think differently than others.

The way you think determines the way you live.

Your thinking determines your potential.

Divine Mercy is the greatest attribute of God.

I want to be a light for others and to spread the message of mercy.

The soul that trusts in My mercy is most fortunate.

I desire that the Feast of Mercy be a refuge and shelter for all souls.

You must gain control over your money or the lack of it will forever control you.

Change is hard, but nothing is as hard as doing nothing.

Wealth is not a matter of intelligence; it’s a matter of inspiration.

If you will live like no one else, later you can live like no one else.

I realized that I had been approaching Scripture as a set of rules rather than a story.

Biblical womanhood is not a monolithic concept; it is as diverse as the women who embody it.

There is freedom in embracing the complexities of our faith and our femininity.

Action springs not from thought, but from a readiness for responsibility.

The ultimate test of a moral society is the kind of world that it leaves to its children.

Silence in the face of evil is itself evil.

Silence in the face of evil is itself evil.

Not to speak is to speak. Not to act is to act.

The ultimate test of a moral society is the kind of world that it leaves to its children.

The duty of a man is to think for himself.

It is a sin to believe what you cannot prove.

My own mind is my church.

The religion of humanity is the true religion.

You can’t ever take it back, can you? You can’t unhear something. You can’t unsee something.

We’re all just a little bit broken.

This is the story of my life, and if you’re listening to this, you are a part of it.

The truth is, you don’t know what goes on in someone else’s life.

You don’t know what happened, but you know what you saw.

There is no such thing as an innocent bystander.

I have lost control over everything, even the things I want to forget.

The most important thing you can do for yourself in times of emotional distress is to take care of yourself.

Emotional injuries need treatment just like physical injuries do.

Ignoring emotional wounds can lead to larger problems down the road.

I must not only punish but punish with impunity.

For the love of God, Montresor!

A wrong is unredressed when retribution overtakes its redresser.

I became insane, with long intervals of horrible sanity.

The house and the family are one and the same.

There is no exquisite beauty without some strangeness in the proportion.

A woman's heart is a deep ocean of secrets.

There is only one thing that makes a dream impossible to achieve: the fear of failure.

In the end, they will judge me by my deeds, not my words.

Chance favors the connected mind.

The most innovative ideas often emerge from the collision of different perspectives.

Without a rich environment of connectivity, ideas remain dormant.

The ability to move others is vital to our success in business and in life.

Sales is not about selling; it’s about serving.

We’re all in sales now.

The best salespeople are those who listen and adjust.

Freedom is a constant struggle.

The past is a place where you learn from, not a place to live.

You can't change the past, but you can change the future.

There is a difference between what science knows and what business does.

The secret to high performance isn't rewards and punishments, but that unseen intrinsic drive.

People are motivated by purpose, mastery, and autonomy.

The stories we tell ourselves shape our lives.

In the end, we are all just stories.

Healing is not about getting better; it is about becoming whole.

The future belongs to a different kind of person with a different kind of mind.

We are moving from an economy built on the logical, linear capabilities of the left brain to an economy that demands the creative, empathetic capabilities of the right brain.

To create is to connect; to connect is to engage; and to engage is to create.

Love is about being willing to be vulnerable and open.

Dating is not about finding the right person, but rather becoming the right person.

The absence of war is not peace.

The challenge of our time is to find a way to live with each other.

A country cannot be really free if it is not also at peace.

The point of mathematical thinking is to understand what we don’t know.

Math is like love; a simple idea but it can get complicated.

It’s not that math is hard, it’s that people find it hard to connect math to their lives.

In every battle, there comes a time when both sides consider themselves beaten, then he who continues the attack wins.

The will to win is important, but the will to prepare is vital.

I never accepted what many considered a defeat. I always saw it as a learning opportunity.

The signal is the truth. The noise is what distracts us from the truth.

In a world where we can measure almost everything, we must learn to interpret what we find.

We can’t predict the future based on the past, but we can learn from it.