I Think That [respect For People] Is

The Ability To Subordinate An Impulse To A Value Is The Essence Of The Proactive Person.

The Commitments We Make To Ourselves And To Others, And Our Integrity To Those Commitments, Is The Essence And Clearest Manifestation Of Our Proactivity.

This Is The Single Most Powerful Investment We Can Ever Make In Life—investment In Ourselves, In The Only Instrument We Have With Which To Deal With Life And To Contribute.

In My Own Experience, Both Personally And Professionally, I've Learned That You Don't Wait To Confront Reality. It Doesn't Get Easier. It Doesn't Get Better. And, In Some Cases, If You Don't Get The Relevant Information From People And Act Quickly, You Start Losing Options. You're Into Damage Control.

Principle-centered People Are Constantly Educated By Their Experiences.