Problems may only be avoided by exercising good judgment. Good judgment may only be gained by experiencing life's problems.

In those times we yearn to have more in our lives, we should dwell on the things we already have. In doing so, we will often find that our lives are already full to overflowing.

I've seen people recover physical abilities, yet never get over emotional trauma after a serious accident. I've seen other people overcome the psychological and emotional trauma of a serious illness even though they may never fully regain their physical capabilities. Which is the greater healing? Which is the better recovery? If I had the option of choosing between a mediocre life with eyesight or the life I have today, even though I am blind, I'd stay blind and keep the life I have.

If we are not allowed to deal with small problems, we will be destroyed by slightly larger ones. When we come to understand this, we live our lives not avoiding problems, but welcoming them them as challenges that will strengthen us so that we can be victorious in the future.

You don't begin to live, until you've lost everything... I've lost everything three or four times. A perfect place to start.

It is a wealthy person, indeed, who calculates riches not in gold but in friends.

Education is a lifelong journey whose destination expands as you travel.