You get what you ask for in this life. If you ask for nothing, you get nothing.
People have the right to think and say whatever they want to. But you have the right not to take it to heart, and not to react.
It's hard to see your own face without a mirror.
If you want more, you have to require more from yourself.
Know your goal, make a plan and pull the trigger
I tell you, if you're in the front row of the parade and you stop walking, pretty soon you're back in the tuba section. And if you want to lead the parade you've got to keep moving.