Happiness comes from knowing what you truly value, and behaving in a way that's consistent with those beliefs.

Don't follow your passion, but always bring it with you.

What you do, who you’re with, and how you feel about the world around you, is completely up to you.

I come from a blue collar family, but my personal life isn't. I didn't get the gene that my grandfather had in spades. He was a local hero. Built the church that I went to. Built the house I grew up in. Steamfitter, pipefitter, electrician, mechanic and plumber. I wanted to do those things. But it just didn't come easy.

Anything worth doing hurts a little.

The flaw in our character is our insistence on separating blue-collar jobs from white-collar jobs, and encouraging one form of education over another.

I always complain because I'm old now and everything hurts.