The truth is, success often occurs for reasons we don't expect, under circumstances over which we have little control and sometimes unrelated to our own efforts. There is only one other lesson that success should teach us: Be as amazed by your own success as your friends are. If you truly are, you stand the best chance to repeat it.

A dream is just a dream. A goal is a dream with a plan and a deadline.

Don't let ups and downs leave you down and out.

Believe in yourself, even when no one else does.

Life is series of opportunities. The often neglected fact of life is that opportunities multiply as you take advantage of them.

Humility is becoming a lost art, but it's not difficult to practice. It means that you realize that others have been involved in your success.

If you have no destination, you'll never get there.