Morning Briefings

Freedom is glorious. But freedom also torments us because it requires us to create our own goals.

– Barbara Sher
I Could do Anything if Only I Knew What it Was

There is no us and them. There’s just us.

– From a keynote speech before the Tenth Annual Orange Catholic Foundation Conference on Business & Ethics
Gregory J. Boyle, S.J., Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Homeboy Industries

Do not forget to entertain strangers for by doing so some people have entertained angels without knowing it.

– Hebrews 13:2, noted in Debbie Macomber’s God’s Guest List: Welcoming Those Who Influence Our Lives

Get all the advice and instructions you can, and be wise the rest of your life.

– Proverbs 19:20
from TouchPoints for Leaders/NIV Translation

In the end, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends.

– Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

I have prayed for thee, that thy faith fail not.

– Luke 22:32

Presence is noun, not a verb; it is a state of being, not doing. True presence, or ‘being with’ another person carries with it a silent power–to bear witness to a passage, to help carry an emotional burden, or to begin a healing process.

– Debbie Hall from
This I Believe

The true measure of a man has nothing to do with status: life is not about prestige; it is about passion and purpose. It is about impacting the lives of others.

– Jeffrey Marx
The Long Snapper: A Second Chance, A Super Bowl, A Lesson for Life

I’ve been a Catholic all my life, and there’s one thing I’ve never understood. Why didn’t the Corinthians write back?

– Long-time LA Dodgers Manager Tommy Lasorda
speaking at St. Mary’s High School in Phoenix as Andre Ethier was having his high school number retired

I’m beat up by the numbers. The pressure to produce is unbelievable. I simply don’t have the time or the resources to do it all.

– Steven R. Covey
The 8th Habit: From Effectiveness to Greatness