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

If you want something bad enough, never give up (and take a boost when offered).

Don't bail; the best pieces of gold are at the bottom of the barrel of crap.

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 size of your audience doesn't matter. What's important is that your audience is listening.

The key question to keep asking is, Are you spending your time on the right things? Because time is all you have.

But I want her to grow up knowing that I was the first man ever to fall in love with her. I'd always thought the father/daughter thing was overstated. But I can tell you, sometimes, she looks at me and I just become a puddle.