Read at least one book a month. This is self-serving, obviously. It's a proven fact that people who read buy more books than people who don't read. In truth, I wish you'd read ten books a month, or at least buy that many.

Your patience will be both appreciated and rewarded

it make no sense to talk about rights without also talking about responsibilities

The questions are always more important than the answers.

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

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

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.