Everything you do sends a message about who you are and what you value.

Authentic gratitude is much more rare and precious than expressions of gratitude which are often empty courtesies or simply tactical ploys to encourage further gifts or kindnesses.

It is much more difficult to know what is fair than what is unfair

The key to success is effort. The bigger the goal, the greater the effort.

Failure is much easier to handle if you just think of it as feedback to guide your next effort.

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.

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.