When I was a kid and the other kids were home watching "Leave it to Beaver," my father and step-mother were marching me off to the library.

I've learned that you can't have everything and do everything at the same time.

You are the single biggest influence in your life.

All stress comes from resisting what is.

If things go wrong and you hit a dead end-as you will-it's just life's way of saying it's time to change course

Books were my pass to personal freedom. I learned to read at age three, and soon discovered there was a whole world to conquer that went beyond our farm in Mississippi.

Failure is a signpost to turn you in another direction.