Being successful is a choice and, therefore, being defeated is a decision.

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

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.

... sometimes in life, you either laugh or you cry. And I prefer to laugh.

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

Money is nothing more than a tool. It can be a force for good, a force for evil, or simply idle.

Some people are born into wonderful families. Others have to find or create them. Being a member of a family is a priceless membership that we pay nothing for but love.