Leadership to me means duty, honor, country. It means character, and it means listening from time to time.

The moment one gives close attention to anything, it becomes a mysterious, awesome, indescribably magnificent world in itself.

It is not from the benevolence of the butcher, the brewer, or the baker that we expect our dinner, but from their regard to their own interest.

It's OK to have your eggs in one basket as long as you control what happens to that basket.

Every marriage tends to consist of an aristocrat and a peasant. Of a teacher and a learner.

Every year, I hear about Thanksgiving. Who do one give thanks to? ... And who is giving thanks? What are they giving thanks for? For lots of poverty that's on the earth and lots of war that is a-rumoring all over the earth? For lots of people who die daily and the crime that multiply?

One of the greatest titles in the world is parent, and one of the biggest blessings in the world is to have parents to call mom and dad.

Great buildings that move the spirit have always been rare. In every case they are unique, poetic, products of the heart.

A real man loves his wife, and places his family as the most important thing in life. Nothing has brought me more peace and content in life than simply being a good husband and father.

I have no way of knowing how people really feel, but the vast majority of those I meet couldn't be nicer. Every once in a while someone barks at me. My New Year's resolution is not to bark back.

If you do not conquer self, you will be conquered by self.

No architect troubled to design houses that suited people who were to live in them, because that would have meant building a whole range of different houses. It was far cheaper and, above all, timesaving to make them identical.

It's okay to eat fish because they don't have any feelings.

Knowing is not enough; we must apply!

Tell me what you eat, and I will tell you who you are.

Without initiative, leaders are simply workers in leadership positions.

Never underestimate the power of jealousy and the power of envy to destroy. Never underestimate that.

Every year around Christmas and Thanksgiving, I buy a bunch of toys for the sick children in the oncology center at the St. Louis Children's Hospital. I really love giving back and putting a smile on their faces, especially during the holidays.

I miss Saturday morning, rolling out of bed, not shaving, getting into my car with my girls, driving to the supermarket, squeezing the fruit, getting my car washed, taking walks.

I've failed over and over and over again in my life and that is why I succeed.

Sales are contingent upon the attitude of the salesman - not the attitude of the prospect.

The only thing that overcomes hard luck is hard work.

Old friends pass away, new friends appear. It is just like the days. An old day passes, a new day arrives. The important thing is to make it meaningful: a meaningful friend - or a meaningful day.

About four days a week, I do pretty good at having a morning prayer time. But even at that, it's a rambling sort of thing. What I have learned to do better is to try to keep my mind turned toward God and ear inclined toward God throughout the day, and I think I'm doing better at that, but I've got a long way to go.