The very beating of your heart has meaning and purpose. Your actions have value far greater than silver or gold.

Adversity is preparation for greatness.

It is not enough to recognize what is right and true. One must control the impulse to do what is wrong and easy.

I just think it’s amazing that a person could lose everything, chasing nothing.

Everybody wants to be on the mountaintop, but if you'll remember, mountaintops are rocky and cold. There is no growth on the top of a mountain. Sure, the view is great, but what's a view for? A view just gives us a glimpse of our next destination-our next target. But to hit that target, we must come off the mountain, go through the valley, and begin to climb the next slope. It is in the valley that we slog through the lush grass and rich soil, learning and becoming what enables us to summit life's next peak.

Experience is not the best teacher. Other people's experience is the best teacher.

When I choose to smile I become the master of my emotions.