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“A leader. . .is like a shepherd. He stays behind the flock, letting the most nimble go out ahead, whereupon the others follow, not realizing that all along they are being directed from behind.”
Nelson Mandela

“I believe that just as everyone inherits a particular form so does he inherit the particular characteristics and qualities of his progenitors, and to make this admission is to conserve one's energy.”
Mahatma Gandhi

“Yes, I know,' interrupted Puddleglum. 'And few return to the sunlit lands. You needn't say it again. You are a chap of one idea, aren't you?”
C.S. Lewis

“Matter tells space how to curve, space tells matter how to move.”
Albert Einstein

“Too often we judge people based on our own backgrounds and experiences, but when you understand people's stories, it's easier to understand their demeanor.”
Joel Osteen

“God has never made a person he didn’t love. Everybody matters to him.”
Rick Warren

“I never try to defend religion. Religion has spawned wars. Many so-called religious people have been characterized by prejudice, pride, and bickering . . . I would call you to a simple faith in Jesus, who said, “Love your neighbor as yourself.”
Billy Graham

“Failure is an event not a person” 
Zig Ziglar

“If you hold on to what you want so tightly, it almost becomes an idol.”
Joel Osteen

“If you are discouraged, it is a sign of pride because it shows you trust in your own powers.”
Mother Teresa

“The hunger for love is much more difficult to remove than the hunger for bread.”
Mother Teresa

“Success is the development of the power with which to get whatever one wants in life without interfering with the rights of others.
Napoleon Hill

“love always believes the best; it is positive and filled with faith and hope.”
Joyce Meyer

“Pierre’s heart thrilled to these words as he gazed with shining eyes into the mason’s face. He listened without interrupting or asking any questions, and with all his soul he believed what this stranger was saying to him. Whether he was believing rational arguments coming from the mason, or trusting more like a child in the persuasive intonation, the sense of authority, the sincerity of the words spoken, the quavering voice that sometimes seemed on the verge of breaking down, or the gleaming aged eyes grown old in that conviction, or the tranquillity, the certainty and true sense of vocation radiating from the old man’s whole being and striking Pierre very forcibly, given the state of his own debasement and despair – whatever was happening to him, he longed to believe with all his soul, and he did believe and he felt a joyful sense of calm, renewal and return to life.”
Leo Tolstoy

“Our stories may be singular, but our destination is shared.”
Barack Obama

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