There's a lot of talk these days about giving children self-esteem. It's not something you can give; it's something they have to build.

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

Randy Pausch on time management: Here's what I know: Time must be explicitly managed, like money. You can always change your plan, but only if you have one. Ask yourself: Are you spending your time on the right things? Develop a good filing system. Rethink the telephone. Delegate. Take a time out. Time is all you have. And you may find one day that you have less than you think.

Too many people go through life complaining about their problems. I've always believed that if you took one tenth the enrgy you put into complaining and applied it to solving the problem, you'd be surprised by how well things can work out.

When you do something young enough and you train for it, it just becomes a part of you.

I don't suffer from an abundance of politeness.

Develop a good filing system.