"When your dreams include service to others - accomplishing something that contributes to others - it also accelerates the accomplishment of that goal. People want to be part of something that contributes and makes a difference."

"If I hadn't spent many years trying to be as compassionate as Mother Teresa, as positive a thinker as W. Clement Stone, as prolific a writer as Stephen King, and as good a speaker as many of the legends I have studied, I would not be as successful as I am today."

"I believe that people make their own luck by great preparation and good strategy."

"It is a universal principle that you get more of what you think about, talk about, and feel strongly about."

"A heart's a heavy burden, but it's one we must carry."

"Ladies and gentlemen, it is with great sadness that I announce that I will resign as Australia's Minister for Foreign Affairs. I am sad because I love this job. I'm totally dedicated to the work that we are doing in Australia's name around the world, and I believe that we have achieved many good results for Australia, and I'm proud of them."

"In the arithmetic of love, one plus one equals everything, and two minus one equals nothing."

"A peaceful heart knows that the pursuit of truth is a lifelong endeavor."