Don’t complain; just work harder.

One thing that makes it possible to be an optimist is if you have a contingency plan for when all hell breaks loose.

Well, you can’t have just some of me, Jai,” I told her. “You appreciate the part of me that didn’t get angry because two ‘things’ we own got hurt. But the flip side of that is my belief that you don’t repair things if they still do what they’re supposed to do. The cars still work. Let’s just drive ’em.

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.

Your patience will be both appreciated and rewarded

Call home at least once a week. It's a proven fact that we call home less the older we get. And that's wrong. It should be the other way around. As we get older, our parents get older.

If you’re going to have childhood dreams you should have great parents who let you pursue them and express your creativity