Affirm people. Affirm your children. Believe in them, not in what you see but in what you don't see - their potential.

Our character is basically a composite of our habits. Because they are consistent, often unconcious patterns, they constantly, daily, express our character.

It's like the more you know the more you know you don't know.

We are limited but we can push back the borders of our limitations

The greatest and most inspiring mountain climbing achievements in history are not so much stories of individual achievement, but are stories of the extraordinary power of a unified, talented, prepared team that stays loyally committed to one another and to their shared vision to the end.

It's better to be trusted than to be liked.

In our own lives, having a mind-set of expecting to win increases our odds of winning. It helps us get better results. And better results help us increase our credibility and self-confidence, which leads to more positive self-expectancy, and more winning - and the upward cycle continues. It becomes a self-fulfilling prophecy.

My behavior is a product of my own conscious choices based on principles, rather than a product of my conditions, based on feelings.

Each of us guard a gate of change that can only be opened from the inside.