Another way to be prepared is to think negatively. Yes, I'm a great optimist. but, when trying to make a decision, I often think of the worst case scenario. I call it 'the eaten by wolves factor.' If I do something, what's the most terrible thing that could happen? Would I be eaten by wolves? One thing that makes it possible to be an optimist, is if you have a contingency plan for when all hell breaks loose. There are a lot of things I don't worry about, because I have a plan in place if they do.

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

If you can find an opening, you can probably find a way to float through it.

I'll take an earnest person over a hip person every day, because hip is short-term, earnest is long term.

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

If I could only give three words of advice, they would be, 'Tell the truth.' If I got three more words, I'd add: 'All the time.'

Let other people finish their sentences when they’re talking.