The zero-income-tax-rate states have far faster growth in tax revenues than did the states with highest income tax rate over the same period.
People are influenced most by those they trust, admire and believe care for them.
Have you ever played a video game that didn't have escalating levels of difficulty? Well, life can feel like play, too, when we purposefully engage in activities that demand we test and develop our skills.
A lot of people have the ambition, but they never ask themselves, Do I really believe I can do this?
Challenge is the pathway to engagement and progress in our lives. But not all challenges are created equal. Some challenges make us feel alive, engaged, connected, and fulfilled. Others simply overwhelm us. Knowing the difference as you set bigger and bolder challenges for yourself is critical to your sanity, success, and satisfaction.
To stand emotionally open before the world & give of our hearts without fear of hurt or demand of reciprocity - this is the ultimate act of human courage.
The inbox is nothing but a convenient organizing system for other people's agendas.
It can never be bad to have a foundation as a man - a black man - in a time when women are dying for men. Women have started to become lovers of each other as a result of not having enough men.
The first step to getting what you want is to have the courage to get rid of what you don't.
While we got hotter and thirstier as the heat beat down on us. The somebody would call in a voice full of elation
When I found music I thought, that's what I want to do, but the idea of it being a job never crossed my mind. I just wanted to be good enough to pick up a guitar at a party, or if I saw a girl I liked, to work up the courage to play a song.