Experimenting with drugs is like target practice where your head is the bull's-eye.

If we keep treating our most important values as meaningless relics, that's exactly what they'll become.

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

Character is ethics in action.

Good character is more important than wealth, good looks, popularity and even education. These things do not guarantee happiness and often they become obstacles to developing good character.

If you want to be happy, learn to be alone without being lonely. Learn that being alone does not mean being unhappy. The world is full of plenty of interesting and enjoyable things to do and people who can enrich your life.

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