“If you are not in the process of becoming the person you want to be, you are automatically engaged in becoming the person you don't want to be.”

“You cannot be the person they know and the great, glorious person you want to become. Not at the same time.”

“In order to write the book you want to write, in the end you have to become the person you need to become to write that book.”

“You don't become what you want, you become what you believe.”

“You knew me. You knew that person, but you don't know the person I'm trying to become… You are not your past!”

“I'm not possessive, I'm caring… Once you realize a person doesn't want that much care, you automatically back off.”

“In always wanting to be comfortable, you become lazy.
In always wanting perfection, you become angry.
In always wanting to be rich, you become greedy.”

“That society exists to frustrate the individual may be seen from its attitude to work. It is only morally acceptable if you do not want to do it. If you want to, it becomes a personal pleasure.”

“The only person you are destined to become is the person you decide to be.”

“Assume responsibility for outcomes as well as for the processes and people you work with. How you achieve results will shape the kind of person you become.”