• ISBN13: 9781118481998
• Binding: Paperback
• Subject: N/A
• Publisher: Wiley
• Publisher Imprint: Wiley
• Publication Date: February 4, 2013
• Pages: 196
• Original Price: USD 17.95
• Language: English
• Edition: N/A
• Item Weight: 168 grams
• BISAC Subject(s): Ethics & Moral Philosophy, Motivational & Inspirational, and Parenting / Motherhood

From the Back Cover

The moving and powerful first-person essays in this book explore the core beliefs and guiding principles by which Americans live. Filled with valuable insights distilled from a wide range of personal experiences, This I Believe: Life Lessons is a perfect gift--for others or for yourself.

"The turning points in my life have not been the times I succeeded at something, but the times I've whispered, 'I'm lost, ' or 'Help me, ' or 'I need a friend.' I believe sometimes our vulnerability is our strength."
--Colin Bates, student and resident service assistant for people with mental disabilities

"I believe you need to listen, carefully, to hear your inner voice. And then you have to do what it says."
--Christine Todd Whitman, former governor of New Jersey and former head of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

"I believe that saying no to some of life's shimmering pleasures buys me a moment of peace and a small sovereign patch where I can pause and ask what it is my heart truly desires. No is not deprivation, it's deliberation. No is not loss, it's freedom."
--Jessica Paris, educator

"I have seen time and time again that when people find their commonalities, they are more likely to come together and become friends, even under the most stressful conditions. This I believe."
--Sgt. Maj. Larry Chaston (Ret.), Vietnam and Afghanistan veteran, and engineer

DAN GEDIMAN is executive director of This I Believe, Inc., a not-for-profit organization that engages people in writing and sharing essays describing the core values that guide their daily lives. These short statements of belief have been featured on public radio since 2005. Gediman is the coeditor of the New York Times bestseller This I Believe, as well as This I Believe II, This I Believe: On Love, This I Believe: On Fatherhood and This I Believe: On Motherhood.

JOHN GREGORY is editorial director and MARY JO GEDIMAN is outreach director of This I Believe, Inc.