The most talented do not always end up as celebrities, and those with less talent often do. Upsets are written into our history and occur around us every day.

A person's level of income and their desire to give have nothing to do with one another.

Everyone you know and all the people you meet have the potential to be someone important in the lives of others.

Your attitude is a choice.

Small disciplines repeated with consistency every day lead to great achievements gained slowly over time.

If everyone doesn't pay the price to win, then everyone will pay the price of losing.

Enlightenment writer and philosopher Voltaire likened life to a game of cards. Players must accept the cards dealt to them. However, once they have those cards in hand, they alone choose how they will play them. They decide what risks and actions to take.