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.

Judge your success by what you had to give up to get it.

Remember that almost everything looks better after a good night's sleep.

Become the kind of person who brightens a room just by entering it.

Win without boasting, lose without excuses - internalize your failures and externalize your victories.

Volunteer. Sometimes the jobs no one wants conceal big opportunities.

Get your priorities straight. No one ever said on his death bed, 'Gee, if I'd only spent more time at the office.'