Lars Toomre

We have an innate desire to endlessly learn, grow, and develop. We want to become more than what we already are. Once we yield to this inclination for continuous and never-ending improvement, we lead a life of endless accomplishments and satisfaction.

A relationship where bank accounts are high and both parties are deeply committed to Win/Win is the ideal springboard for tremendous synergy (Habit 6). That relationship neither makes the issues any less real or important, nor eliminates the differences in perspective. But it does not eliminate the negative energy normally focused on differences in personality and position, and creates a positive, cooperative energy focused on thoroughly understanding the issues and resolving them in a mutually beneficial way.

We have enough people who tell it like it is -- now we could use a few who tell it like it can be.

Listen a hundred times. Ponder a thousand times. Speak once.

For every failure, there's an alternative course of action. You just have to find it. When you come to a roadblock, take a detour.

You are a living magnet. What you attract into your life is in harmony with your dominant thoughts.

Take the first step in faith. You don't have to see the whole staircase. Just take the first step.

It is easier to influence strong than weak characters in life.

I just do not hang around anybody that I don't want to be with. Period. For me, that's a blessing, and I can stay positive. I hang around people who are happy, who are growing, who want to learn, who don't mind saying sorry or thank you ... and [ are ] having a fun time.