Know how your representatives stand on major national or state issues.

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 sure to expose yourself to criticism: A fine polish requires an abrasive.

Success may be the ability to be happy with whatever we're stuck with.

[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.

Stop asking for directions so much. Assuming that you're in a safe environment, pay attention and figure things out for yourself. Have the nerve to take a wrong turn now and then. You'll develop better working instincts and have more self-esteem too.

Be able to back up a car for a considerable distance in a straight line and back out of a driveway.