Ethics is not about the way things are, it is about the way things ought to be.

Ethics is not for wimps. It's not easy being a good person. That's why it's such a lofty goal and an admirable achievement

Approach the New Year with resolve to find the opportunities hidden in each new day.

People of character do the right thing, not because they think it will change the world but because they refuse to be changed by the world.

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.

The opposite of success is not failure. Unsuccessful efforts are not failures unless they so discourage you that you abandon further efforts to achieve your goal. Even then, the venture or effort may be a failure but you are not. Failure is an event not a character trait.

Pretty isn't beauty. Pretty is how you look; Beauty is who you are. Pretty is in the face and body; Beauty is in the heart, mind and soul. Pretty fades; Beauty grows.