Be good at something. It makes you valuable. Have something to bring to the table, because that will make you more welcome.

Take Time Out. It's not a real vacation if you're reading email or calling in for messages.

Wait long enough and people will surprise and impress. When you're pissed off at someone and you're angry at them, you just haven't given them enough time. Just give them a little more time and they almost always will impress you.

The person who failed often knows how to avoid future failures. The person who knows only success can be more oblivious to all the pitfalls.

I also think my dad would be reminding me that kids — more than anything else — need to know their parents love them. Their parents don't have to be alive for that to happen.

Sometimes all you have to do is ask, and it can lead to all your dreams coming true.

Better to fail spectacularly than do something mediocre.