When people asked Socrates, ‘What is wisdom?’ he always gave the same answer: ‘I don’t know’. In fact, Socrates never claimed to know much of anything except how to ask questions. And by asking questions, he would prove to other people that they didn’t know what they thought they knew.

Most people are just trying to get through the day. Sophisticated people learn how to get from the day.

It is the accumulative weight of our disciplines and our judgments that leads us to either fortune or failure.

When the record book on you is finished, let it show your wins and losses. But don't let it show you didn't try.

Be a student, not a follower. Take interest in what someone says, then debate it, ponder it, and consider it from all angles.

The question is not whether the formula for success will work, but rather whether the person will work the formula.

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