I believe that one becomes stronger emotionally by taking life less personally. If your employer criticizes your report, don't take it personally. Instead, find out what's needed and fix it. If your girlfriend laughs at your tie, don't take it personally. Find another tie or find another girlfriend.

Attention-deficit disorders seem to abound in modern society, and we don't know the cause.

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

Society needs people who can manage projects in addition to handling individual tasks.

I believe a 'talented' person is one who has learned how to effectively cultivate and polish any of the many desirable capabilities with which most of us are born but few of us nurture.

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.

Know how weather, especially humidity, can affect the movement of doors and windows.