Don't always try to be popular. It isn't possible for everyone to like you. It's far more important for you to like yourself. And when you respect yourself, strangely, you get more respect than when you court it from others.

Listening, not imitation, may be the sincerest form of flattery.

I've enjoyed the pleasures of working since I was 12 and earned all my own spending money since I was 14.

Feeling gratitude isn't born in us-it's something we are taught, and in turn, we teach our children.

Music is stored in our long-term memory. When we learn something through music, we tend to remember it longer and believe it more deeply. Dr. Joyce Brothers

I watched the Trade Center buildings go down from my balcony, and it was a terrifying moment. I couldn't get my mind around it at all.

Being taken for granted can be a compliment. It means that you've become a comfortable, trusted element in another person's life.