[Adulthood:] It's when you stop doing the stuff you have to make excuses for and when you stop making excuses for the stuff you have to do.

Success is achieved by developing our strengths, not by eliminating our weaknesses.

If you never heard opportunity knock, maybe you're never at home.

Be able to go shopping for a bathing suit and not become depressed afterward.

Be able to decline a date so gracefully that the person isn't embarrassed that he or she asked.

What is the essence of America? The essence of America is finding and maintaining that perfect, delicate balance between freedom "to" and freedom "from."

Be in the habit of experimenting with your clothing so that you don't get stuck for life with a self-image developed over the course of high school.