Instruction for life: Take into account that great love and great achievements involve great risk. When you lose, don't lose the lesson. Follow the three R's: - Respect for self. - Respect for others. - Responsibility for all your actions. Remember that not getting what you want is sometimes a wonderful stroke of luck. Learn the rules so you know how to break them properly.

Read carefully anything that requires your signature. Remember the big print giveth and the small print taketh away.

Good character is more to be praised than outstanding talent. Most talents are, to some extent, a gift. Good character, by contrast, is not given to us. We have to build it, piece by piece - by thought, choice, courage, and determination.

When you're feeling terrific, notify your face.

Life is slippery. We all need a loving hand to hold onto.

Your religion is what you do when the sermon is over.

Remember that how you say something is as important as what you say.