One key factor in the downward spiral in our educational system is that there is too much stroking and too little real feedback.

Tradition, history and respect; that kind of qualities I admire, that I want to see preserved. Time is the only commodity that matters. Being successful doesn't make you manage your time well; managing your time well makes you successful. Goals, Priorities, and Planning. Why am I doing this? What is the goal? Why will I succeed? What happen if I chose not to do it? 'Good judgement comes from experience, experience comes from bad judgement'.

Put on your own oxygen mask before assisting others.

Sometimes you can't pay it back, so you just have to pay it forward.

The person who failed often knows how to avoid future failures. The person who knows only success can be more oblivious to all the pitfalls.

Coach Graham rode you pretty hard, didn't he?" he said. I could barely muster a "yeah." That's a good thing," the assistant told me. When you're screwing up and nobody says anything to you anymore, it means they've given up on you.

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.