Be able to suffer wearing a necktie or slightly high heels for an entire evening without complaint or early removal.

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.

Ultimately, our future is like a mirror. Whenever we face it, it always reflects what we left behind.

A friend is someone who stays by your side all through the troubles he's caused you.

Know which officials are voted into office and which are appointed, and by whom.

Be able to confide your innermost secrets to your mother and your innermost fears to your father.

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