My friend, love is a verb. Love — the feeling — is a fruit of love, the verb. So love her. Serve her. Sacrifice. Listen to her. Empathize. Appreciate… - Stephen Covey

Many people seem to think that success in one area can compensate for failure in other areas. But can it really?...True effectiveness requires balance.

Principles are the territory. Values are maps. When we value correct principles, we have truth — a knowledge of things as they are.

Reactive people are also affected by their social environment, by the “social weather.” When people treat them well, they feel well; when people don’t, they become defensive or protective. Reactive people build their emotional lives around the behavior of others, empowering the weaknesses of other people to control them.