“Prayer is not asking for what you think you want, but asking to be changed in ways you can't imagine.”

“If you want to think what nobody else thinks, ask a question that nobody else asks.”

“If you want to know what you think of yourself, then ask yourself what you think of others, and you will find your answer.”

“You can't just ask customers what they want and then try to give that to them. By the time you get it built, they'll want something new.”

“If you don't like something, change it; if you can't change it, change the way you think about it.”

“What you're supposed to do when you don't like a thing is change it. If you can't change it, change the way you think about it. Don't complain.”

“What obstacle are you facing? Ask God for breakthrough thinking. Don't think about small changes. Think radically.”

“The only best way to prove that a statue can't provide for you is to ask it for food.”

“Ask nothing; want nothing in return. Give what you have to give; it will come back to you, but do not think of that now.”

“You ask for her secret, though you might not know that's what you're about; and she can't tell you without learning it herself. And she wants not to learn that secret.”