It's a lot more interesting to learn and discover real-life principles when they are revealed in the form of a story.

It’s obvious you kids are smart-school and good teachers will do that for you-but wisdom is something altogether different. Wisdom can be gathered in your downtime. Wisdom that can change the very course of your life will come from the people you are around, the books you read, and the things you listen to or watch on radio or television.

My life - my personality, my habits, even my speech - is a combination of the books I choose to read, the people I choose to listen to, and the thoughts I choose to tolerate in my mind

I had always been able to make people laugh in school, so I really developed that and worked on it and I got pretty good at it and it turned into a career.

We all can think of at least one kid who had great parents, a great family, and an all-around great childhood...who suddenly went crazy as soon as he left the house for college or adulthood. And nobody can figure out how or why it happened!

Ask yourself this question everyday: What is it about me that other people would change if they could?

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