Some people claim that it is okay to read trashy novels because sometimes you can find something valuable in them. You can also find a crust of bread in a garbage can, if you search long enough, but there is a better way.

Take advice, but don't take orders.

There are two parts to influence: First, influence is powerful; and second, influence is subtle. You wouldn't let someone push you off course, but you might let someone nudge you off course and not even realize it.

Showing a profit means touching something and leaving it better than you found it.

When the why gets stronger, the how gets easier.

It's not what happens, it's what you do that determines your future.

Let others leave their future in someone else's hands, but not you.