The key to success is not through achievement, but through enthusiasm.
You have to come up in the world before it's worthwhile for those worth less to put you down.
When young, you're shocked by the number of people who turn out to have feet of clay. Older, you're surprised by the number of people who don't.
Venture nothing, and life is less than it should be.
I think the terror most people are concerned with is the IRS.
Re raising kids: Love, without discipline, isn't.