The people who complain the loudest about never having an opportunity in life are usually the ones who have no idea what they really want.

Find ways to embrace the things that make you unique, and you'll unlock the ways you can make a difference in the world.

Success doesn't sneak up on us; it starts as a dream that we combine with a clear plan of action.

Your security is determined by your ability to define what it is you do that has value. The clearer you can be on what it is you do well and what provides value for someone else, the more security you have.

How sad that we often diminish our best gifts by struggling valiantly to develop in someone else's area of ability. It is better to focus on your uniqueness and do that with excellence than to end up with mediocrity in several areas.

Continual learning is the key to continual living.

We're also fairly stubborn, I think, fairly independent. We have our share of difficulties with our federal government, although I've tried to as I am here encourage a better way of discussing those problems.