There are respectful, considerate things that can be done in life that will be appreciated by the recipient, and only good things can result.

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.

Believe nothing a man tells you and everything he shows you"....(Taken from a farewell video from a dying father to his infant daughter on dating)

Do not tell people how to live their lives. Just tell them stories and they will figure out how those stories apply to them.

You can't control the cards you're dealt, just how you play the hand.

Go out and do for others what somebody did for you.

Find the best in everybody. Wait long enough, and people will surprise and impress you. It might even take years, but people will show you their good side. Just keep waiting.