When it comes to building character, wealth, good looks, athletic ability and even a high IQ are more likely to be impediments than advantages.

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.

Don't ask whether it is going to be easy. Ask whether it is worth it.

How many times do you get to lie before you are a liar?

The key to a better life: Complain less, appreciate more. Whine less, laugh more. Talk less, listen more. Want less, give more. Hate less, love more. Scold less, praise more. Fear less, hope more.

You are the captain of your own ship; don't let anyone else take the wheel.

Character - We describe the character of a person in reference to moral judgments about the worthiness of a person. Thus, to have a strong, great or honorable character is to be a person of merit, worthy of admiration and honor.