Want to have a short phone call with someone? Call them at 11:55 a.m., right before lunch. They'll talk fast. You may think you are interesting, but you are not more interesting than lunch.

Just because you're in the driver's seat, doesn't mean you have to run people over.

Be willing to apologize. Proper apologies have three parts: 1) What I did was wrong. 2) I'm sorry that I hurt you. 3) How do I make it better? It's the third part that people tend to forget. Apologize when you screw up and focus on other people, not on yourself.

A coach yells at the kid he thinks can improve but the coach will not yell at the kid who he/she knows won't.

You just have to decide if you're a Tigger or an Eeyore.

Be good at something. It makes you valuable.

If she doesn't really love you, then it's over. And if she does love you, then love will win out.