Take pride in how far you've come. Have faith in how far you can go. But don't forget to enjoy the journey.

Character is the moral strength to do the right thing even when it costs more than you want to pay.

Many things in life are not fair but all things should be.

Gratitude is a feeling not statement. It is so easy to say we are grateful that I often don't stop to really, really take the time to experience gratitude. Saying the words doesn't mean a thing without the feeling and it takes a moment of genuine reflection to summon that feeling. This Thanksgiving don't shortchange yourself with hollow words.

I think Samuel Johnson had it right when he observed that hope is itself a species of happiness. So if we want to be happy it only makes sense to discipline ourselves to choose our attitudes, to think positively and to be hopeful.

We judge our own character by our best intentions and most noble acts, but we will be judged by our last worst act.

Neither the intensity of your feelings nor the certainty of your convictions is any assurance that you are right.