No matter how bad things are, you can always make things worse. At the same time, it is often within your power to make them better

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. Coach Graham worked in a no-coddling zone. Self-esteem? He knew there was really only one way to teach kids how to develop it: You give them something they can't do, they work hard until they find they can do it, and you just keep repeating the process.

Time is all you have and you may find one day that you have less than you think.

The person who failed often knows how to avoid future failures.

Brick walls are there for a reason. They give us a chance to show how badly we want

The best gift an educator can give is to get somebody to become self reflective.

It's not about how to achieve your dreams, it's about how to lead your life, ... If you lead your life the right way, the karma will take care of itself, the dreams will come to you.