If you spend an extra hour each day of study in your chosen field you will be a national expert in that field in five years or less.

Mistakes are a natural part of growing up. They're to be expected and made light of. But children bloom like spring flowers under praise. They want so much to be noticed and appreciated, to excel and have that excellence noticed.

It is our attitude toward life that determines life's attitude toward us. We get back what we put out.

The mind moves in the direction of our currently dominant thoughts.

The only person who succeeds is the person who is progressively realizing a worthy ideal. That's the person who says, 'I'm going to become this' and then begins to work toward that goal

Our environment, the world in which we live and work, is a mirror of our attitudes and expectations.

We all walk in the dark and each of us must learn to turn on his or her own light.[so we can see the bright side of everything]