'No' puts distance between you and the wrong influence.

You've got to believe in the possibilities. You've got to believe that tomorrow can be better than today. And here's the big one. Believe in yourself.

The goal of effective communication should be for listeners to say, 'Me, too!' versus 'So what?'

By working hard, you get to play hard guilt-free.

Learn how to separate the majors and the minors. A lot of people don't do well simply because they major in minor things.

Be sensitive to the plight of others. You have to know about the tragedies as well as the triumphs, the failures as well as the success.

Dreams get you started; discipline keeps you going.