Maggot calmed me down by explaining Bible stories were a category of superhero comics.

There's no better way to inform and expand you mind on a regular basis than to get into the habit of reading good literature.

As a principle-centered person, you see things differently. And because you see things differently, you think differently, you act differently. Because you have a high degree of security, guidance, wisdom, and power that flows from a solid, unchanging core, you have the foundation of a highly proactive and highly effective life.

I believe that there are parts to human nature that cannot be reached by either legislation or education, but require the power of God to deal with.

The more closely our maps or paradigms are aligned with these principles or natural laws, the more accurate and functional they will be

Principles are like lighthouses. They are natural laws that cannot be broken. As Cecil B. DeMille observed of the principles contained in his monumental movie, The Ten Commandments, "It is impossible for us to break the law. We can only break ourselves against the law." While

compass represents our vision, values, principles, mission, conscience, direction—what we feel is important and how we lead our lives.

The fundamental problem has nothing to do with your behavior or your attitude. It has everything to do with having a wrong map.

if you want to achieve your highest aspirations and overcome your greatest challenges, identify and apply the principle or natural law that governs the results you seek. How we apply a principle will vary greatly and will be determined by our unique strengths, talents, and creativity, but, ultimately, success in any endeavor is always derived from acting in harmony with the principles to which the success is tied.

I am convinced we will discover and rediscover the truth of T. S. Eliot's observation: We must not cease from exploration and the end of all our exploring will be to arrive where we began and to know the place for the first time.

The more our values are in harmony with principles, the better decisions we will make… and the more inner peace we will have.

Even during the most intense years building Microsoft, he periodically set aside an entire week to unplug for reading and reflection, a Think Week.