Character is not only doing the right thing when no one is looking, it's doing the right thing when everyone is looking. It's being willing to do the right thing even when it costs more than you want to pay.

When someone is nasty or treats you poorly, don't take it personally. It says nothing about you, but a lot about them.

Whatever you do, make a difference. Earn the right to look back at something and say, 'I did that.'

America is a song that sounds the best when we all sing together - at least for a while.

The best way to show true gratitude for all our blessings is to be genuinely happy.

A certain formula for an unhappy life is pursue someone else's definition of success. Until you define your own goals and purposes your life is not your own and there can be no sense of fulfillment no matter how much you achieve.

It isn't the absence of conscience or values that prevents us from being all we should be, it is simply the lack of moral courage.